Article
Molecular epidemiological investigation of a diffuse outbreak caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Montevideo isolates in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Oct 2011
Harada Tetsuya, Sakata Junko, Kanki Masashi, Seto Kazuko, Taguchi Masumi, Kumeda Yuko
Abstract excerpt
In Osaka Prefecture, Japan, three foodborne outbreaks were caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Montevideo in rapid succession between September 2007 and May 2008. Further, Salmonella Montevideo was also isolated from several sporadic diarrhea patients and asymptomatic carriers examined during...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Carrier State
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA, Bacterial
- Diarrhea
- Disease Outbreaks
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Genetic Loci
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Japan
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Molecular Typing