title: Outbreak of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection from consumption of beef sausage.
abstract: We describe an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26:H11 infection in 20 patients (median age, 2 years). The source of the infection was an organic fermented beef sausage. The source was discovered by using credit card information to obtain and compare customer transaction records from the computer systems of supermarkets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Mycology, and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark. set@ssi.dk
authors.forename: Steen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ethelberg
authors.forename: Birgitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Mia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torpdahl
authors.forename: Morten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lisby
authors.forename: Jeppe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boel
authors.forename: Tenna
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Eva Møller
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Kåre
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mølbak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019992:Databases as Topic; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008461:Meat Products / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D054323:Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires