A multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections linked to alfalfa sprouts grown from contaminated seeds

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作者：
Breuer, T
Benkel, DH
Shapiro, RL
Hall, WN
Winnett, MM
Linn, MJ
Neimann, J
Barrett, TJ
Dietrich, S
Downes, FP
Toney, DM
Pearson, JL
Rolka, H
Slutsker, L
Griffin, PM
机构：
[1] Ctr Dis Control, Atlanta, GA 30333 USA
[2] Ctr Prevent, Atlanta, GA USA
[3] Virginia Dept Hlth, Richmond, VA USA
[4] Michigan Dept Community Hlth, Lansing, MI USA
[5] Virginia Commonwealth Univ Med Coll Virginia, Richmond, VA USA
[6] Virginia Div Consolidated Lab Serv, Richmond, VA USA
来源：
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2001年 / 7卷 / 06期
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D O I：
10.3201/eid0706.010609
中图分类号：
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号：
100102 ;
摘要：
A multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections occurred in the United States in June and July 1997. Two concurrent outbreaks were investigated through independent case-control studies in Michigan and Virginia and by subtyping isolates with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Isolates from 85 persons were indistinguishable by PFGE. Alfalfa sprouts were the only exposure associated with E. coli O157:H7 infection in both Michigan and Virginia. Seeds used for sprouting were traced back to one common lot harvested in Idaho. New subtyping tools such as PFGE used in this investigation are essential to link isolated infections to a single outbreak.
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页码：977 / 982
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