AN OUTBREAK OF GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESS CAUSED BY EGGS CONTAINING SALMONELLA-ENTERITIDIS PHAGE TYPE-4

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作者
HARRISON, C
QUIGLEY, C
KACZMARSKI, E
DEVLIN, E
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[1] TRAFFORD HLTH AUTHOR,DEPT PUBL HLTH MED,DIST HEADQUARTERS,MOORSIDE RD,MANCHESTER M31 3FP,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV HOSP S MANCHESTER,PUBL HLTH LAB,MANCHESTER M20 8LR,LANCS,ENGLAND
[3] ENVIRONM HLTH DEPT,MANCHESTER M32 0YZ,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0163-4453(92)93032-L
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
摘要
Seven of nine people developed gastro-intestinal symptoms between 18 and 27 h after eating a trifle with a topping containing raw eggs. Salmonella enteritidis Phage Type (PT) 4 was isolated both from the faeces of affected persons and from eggs remaining in the same box as those used to prepare the topping. The findings show that eggs being produced and sold in the U.K. still contain S. enteritidis PT4 and that this is continuing to cause human infection. © 1992 The British Society for the Study of Infection.
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