Spinach-associated Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak, Utah and New Mexico, 2006.
In 2006, Utah and New Mexico health departments investigated a multistate cluster of Escherichia coli O157:H7. A case-control study of 22 case-patients found that consuming bagged spinach was significantly associated with illness (p<0.01). The outbreak strain was isolated from 3 bags of 1 brand of spinach. Nationally, 205 persons were ill with the outbreak strain.
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Juliana
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. jvg0@cdc.gov
Wendelboe
Aaron M
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Wendel
Arthur
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Jepson
Barbara
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Torres
Paul
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Smelser
Chad
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Rolfs
Robert T
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009516:New Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D018724:Spinacia oleracea / Q000382:microbiology*; D014589:Utah / Q000453:epidemiology