title: From pig to pacifier: chitterling-associated yersiniosis outbreak among black infants.
abstract: In this case-control study of Yersinia enterocolitica infections among black infants, chitterling preparation was significantly associated with illness (p<0.001). Of 13 samples of chitterlings tested, 2 were positive for Yersinia intermedia and 5 for Salmonella. Decontamination of chitterlings before sale with methods such as irradiation should be strongly considered.
authors.affiliation: Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, Tennessee 37247, USA. tim.f.jones@state.tn.us
authors.forename: Timothy F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Steven C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Buckingham
authors.forename: Cheryl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bopp
authors.forename: Efrain
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ribot
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schaffner
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000818:Animals; D044383:Black People; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005506:Food Contamination; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008461:Meat Products / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013552:Swine; D013714:Tennessee / Q000453:epidemiology; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity