Epidemiological Investigation of an Outbreak of Salmonellosis in Gyeongju, Korea / 예방의학회지
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
;
: 177-181, 2014.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-180318
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
A salmonellosis outbreak occurred within a community of Gyeongju residents who ingested catered food from a wedding in June 2009. We aimed to epidemiologically investigate the probable vehicle of the infection.METHODS:
We conducted a retrospective cohort study on 34 local residents who ingested the wedding food.RESULTS:
Among the 34 residents, 31 (91.2%) reported symptoms of infection after eating the food. Among all of the wedding foods, pan-fried foods were highly associated with the diarrheal attack rate. On bacteriological examination, Salmonella species were detected in the pan-fried foods among the leftover foods and in 17 of the 31 stool specimens from the cases. There were five different types of pan-fried foods, but the onset of symptoms was independent of the ingredients used. We found that the pan-fried food was prepared at a food store in Seoul and that eggs were a common ingredient.CONCLUSIONS:
The major cause of the salmonellosis in this population was presumed to be the pan-fried food prepared with contaminated eggs. These food items might have been partially undercooked because of their irregular shape, which allowed the Salmonella species to survive and multiply before ingestion.
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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Salmonella
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Intoxicação Alimentar por Salmonella
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Fatores de Tempo
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Surtos de Doenças
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Estudos de Coortes
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Ovos
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Fezes
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República da Coreia
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Microbiologia de Alimentos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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