| a multistate outbreak of infections caused by yersinia enterocolitica transmitted by pasteurized milk. | in june and july 1982, a large interstate outbreak of yersinia enterocolitica infections caused by an unusual serotype occurred in tennessee, arkansas, and mississippi. eighty-six percent of cases had enteritis characterized by fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. in three separate case-control studies, drinking milk pasteurized by plant a was statistically associated with illness. in a survey of randomly chosen households, 8.3% of persons who recalled having drunk milk from plant a during the s ... | 1984 | 6546313 |
| from pig to pacifier: chitterling-associated yersiniosis outbreak among black infants. | in this case-control study of yersinia enterocolitica infections among black infants, chitterling preparation was significantly associated with illness (p<0.001). of 13 samples of chitterlings tested, 2 were positive for yersinia intermedia and 5 for salmonella. decontamination of chitterlings before sale with methods such as irradiation should be strongly considered. | 2003 | 12967503 |
| mass spectrometry biotyper system identifies enteric bacterial pathogens directly from colonies grown on selective stool culture media. | we evaluated the performance and cost-effectiveness of a matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry-based biotyper system for the routine identification of common enteric bacterial pathogens seen in middle tennessee from suspicious colonies grown on selective stool culture media. a total of 304 suspicious colonies were selected and further identified from 605 stool specimens. the suspicious colonies were analyzed by the biotyper system, and the results were comp ... | 2010 | 20844226 |
| evaluation of drug-resistant enterobacteriaceae in retail poultry and beef. | there has been increasing concern on the emergence of multidrug-resistant foodborne pathogens from foods of animal origin, including poultry. the current study aimed to evaluate antibiotic-resistant enterobacteriaceae from raw retail chicken/turkey parts (thigh, wings, breast, and ground) and beef meat (ground and chunks) in middle tennessee. resistance of the collected enterobacteriaceae to a panel of antibiotics was determined by the kirby-bauer disk diffusion test. retail meats were also assa ... | 2013 | 23472034 |