title: Role of electronic data exchange in an international outbreak caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium DT204b.
abstract: From July through September 2000, patients in five European countries were infected with a multidrug-resistant strain of Salmonella Typhimurium DT204b. Epidemiologic investigations were facilitated by the transmission of electronic images (Tagged Image Files) of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles. This investigation highlights the importance of standardized protocols for molecular typing in international outbreaks of foodborne disease.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Laboratory Service Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Lindsay
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.forename: Rachel A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Linda R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Henry R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Fiona W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: Ian S T
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Crook
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Derek J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Hjordis
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hardardottir
authors.forename: Wim J B
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Wannet
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tschäpe
authors.forename: E John
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Threlfall
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field / Q000592:standards*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial