Reasons for difficulties in isolating the causative organism during food-borne outbreak investigations using STEC as a model pathogen: a systematic review, 2000 to 2019.

ABSTRACT: IntroductionFood-borne disease outbreak investigations use epidemiological, microbiological and food chain evidence to identify the implicated food and inform risk management actions.AimsWe used Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) as a model pathogen to investigate the success of outbreak strain isolation from food or environmental samples during outbreak investigations, and examined the factors influencing the chance of isolation.MethodsWe searched for reports of food-borne STEC outbreak investigations worldwide in peer-reviewed and grey literature in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.ResultsWe found a total of 223 outbreaks suitable for inclusion. Food and/or environmental samples were available for testi

SUBMITTER: Anthony C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11650485 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature