Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Infections Associated with Flour.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2016, a multijurisdictional team investigated an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serogroup O121 and O26 infections linked to contaminated flour from a large domestic producer.

Methods

A case was defined as infection with an outbreak strain in which illness onset was between December 21, 2015, and September 5, 2016. To identify exposures associated with the outbreak, outbreak cases were compared with non-STEC enteric illness cases, matched according to age group, sex, and state of residence. Products suspected to be related to the outbreak were collected for STEC testing, and a common point of contamination was sought. Whole-genome sequencing was performed on isolates from clinical and food samples.

Results

A total of 56 cases we

SUBMITTER: Crowe SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5792826 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature