A Foodborne Outbreak of Gastroenteritis Involving Two Different Pathogens

摘要: On the evening of October 10, 1990, many 474 inmates a state prison in Florida began to experience symptoms gastroenteritis. An investigation included interviews with inmates, evaluation kitchen and food-handling practices, cultures leftover food, stool cultures, from nares skin lesions food handlers. Of 331 interviewed, 215 (65%) had diarrhea, vomiting, or both. The median incubation period was 5 hours (range, 1-41 hours). Cases onset illness 8 more after meal were likely than those earlier have only diarrhea without vomiting (p < 0.001). Eating turkey at on 10 associated risk (relative = 4.8, 95% confidence interval 1.7-13.7). who became ill within later both eaten did not become 0.001 p 0.007, respectively). Salmonella infantis enterotoxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus isolated samples turkey, S. 18 20 specimens. Cultures anterior handlers grew aureus, but phage typing failed link these strains outbreak. Improper practices contributed development this This report highlights importance recognizing multiple-organism outbreaks, since authors' recommendations for prevention cases depended upon knowing risks distinct organisms possible sources contamination.