Investigation of an outbreak of human salmonellosis caused by Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica serovar Infantis by use of pulsed field gel electrophoresis

• Published in: International journal of food microbiology Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 125 - 131
• Main Authors: Wegener, Henrik Caspar, Baggesen, Dorte Lau
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.09.1996; Elsevier
• Subjects: Abattoirs; Animals; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen; Biological and medical sciences; Denmark - epidemiology; Disease Outbreaks; DNA, Bacterial - analysis; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; Epidemiology; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Meat - microbiology; Medical sciences; Outbreak; Pig; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Salmonella - classification; Salmonella infantis; Salmonella Infections - epidemiology; Salmonella Infections - microbiology; Swine; Typing; Denmark; Europe; Outbreak; Typing; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Salmonella infantis; Epidemiology; Pig; Human; Infection; Pulsed field electrophoresis; Bacteriosis; Bacteria; Isolate; Salmonellosis; Biological contamination; Clinical isolate; Comparative study; Pork; Enterobacteriaceae; Slaughterhouse

Analysis of chromosomal DNA restriction patterns produced by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was used to investigate an outbreak of human salmonellosis caused by Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica serovar Infantis ( S. Infantis) involving more than 500 registered human cases. The outbreak had...