A restaurant-associated outbreak of Brainerd diarrhea in California.
In a rare outbreak of Brainerd diarrhea in California, we identified 23 patients, many of whom had diarrhea persisting for > or =6 months. Case-control studies revealed that illness was associated with 1 local restaurant but not with any specific food or beverage. A Campylobacter species was detected in some patients' stool specimens, but its role in the outbreak remains unclear.
Vugia
Duc J
DJ
California Department of Health Services, Richmond, CA 94804, USA. dvugia@dhs.ca.gov
Abbott
Sharon
S
Mintz
Eric D
ED
Richmond
Jennifer
J
Meshulam
Sheldon
S
Stokes
Kusum
K
Lindsay
Ann
A
Tsang
Thomas H
TH
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012147:Restaurants