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Hospital-acquired listeriosis linked to a persistently contaminated milkshake machine.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Apr 2017
Mazengia E, Kawakami V, Rietberg K, Kay M, Wyman P, Skilton C, Aberra A, Boonyaratanakornkit J, Limaye A P, Pergam S A, Whimbey E, Olsen-Scribner R J, Duchin J S
Abstract excerpt
One case of hospital-acquired listeriosis was linked to milkshakes produced in a commercial-grade shake freezer machine. This machine was found to be contaminated with a strain of Listeria monocytogenes epidemiologically and molecularly linked to a contaminated pasteurized, dairy-based ice cream product at the same hospital a year earlier, despite repeated cleaning and sanitizing. Healthcare facilities should be...
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