Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis phage type 4b outbreak associated with bean sprouts.
In November 2000 in the Netherlands, an outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis phage type 4b was investigated. Eating bean sprouts was the only exposure associated with S. Enteritidis pt 4b infection (matched odds ratio 13.0, 95% confidence interval 2.0-552.5). Contaminated seeds were the most likely cause of contamination of the sprouts. The sprout grower applied a concentration of hypochlorite solution that was too low for seed disinfection.
van Duynhoven
Yvonne T H P
YT
National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands. y.van.duynhoven@rivm.nl
Widdowson
Marc-Alain
MA
de Jager
Carolien M
CM
Fernandes
Teresa
T
Neppelenbroek
Sabine
S
van den Brandhof
Winette
W
Wannet
Wim J B
WJ
van Kooij
Jan A
JA
Rietveld
Henk J M
HJ
van Pelt
Wilfrid
W
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D018520:Plant Shoots / Q000382:microbiology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000302:isolation & purification*