Outbreak of Non-0157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infection from Consumption of Beef Sausage

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 f...

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Published inClinical infectious diseases Vol. 48; no. 8; pp. e78 - e81
Main Authors Ethelberg, S, Smith, B, Torpdahl, M, Lisby, M, Boel, J, Jensen, T, Nielsen, E M, Mlbak, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.04.2009
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Escherichia coli
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:1058-4838
DOI:10.1086/597502