| outbreak of escherichia coli o157:h7 infection--georgia and tennessee, june 1995. from the centers for disease control and prevention. | | 1996 | 8609669 |
| outbreak of escherichia coli o157:h7 infection--georgia and tennessee, june 1995. | on june 26, 1995, the division of public health, georgia department of human resources (gdph), was notified of three cases of escherichia coli o157:h7 infection among residents of a community in north georgia who had onsets of illness within a 24-hour period (onset during june 19-20); in comparison, during 1993-1994, only two cases of this infection had been reported in the same community. because of the proximity of this community to the tennessee border, on june 28 gdph notified the tennessee ... | 1996 | 8965785 |
| prevalence and molecular characterization of escherichia coli o157:h7 in bulk tank milk and fecal samples from cull cows: a 12-month survey of dairy farms in east tennessee. | a study on the prevalence of escherichia coli o157:h7 was conducted on 30 dairy farms in east tennessee between may 2000 and april 2001. this pathogen was isolated from 8 of 30 (26.7%) dairy farms at various sampling times. a total of 415 fecal samples from cull dairy cows and 268 bulk tank milk samples were analyzed. overall, 10 of 683 (1.46%) samples (2 of 268 [0.75%] milk samples and 8 of 415 [1.93%] fecal samples) tested positive for e. coli o157:h7. food and drug administration bacteriologi ... | 2002 | 12030284 |
| 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 |
| prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria from u.s.-grown and imported fresh produce retailed in chain supermarkets and ethnic stores of davidson county, tennessee. | the aim of this study was to determine whether u.s.-grown and imported fresh produce retailed in ethnic stores and chain supermarkets was a reservoir of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. a total of 360 (129 imported and 231 u.s.-grown) samples of fresh produce were purchased from retail stores and analyzed for enterobacteriaceae , including three pathogenic bacteria ( escherichia coli o157:h7, shigella , and salmonella ), using standard methods. presumptive pathogenic isolates were confirmed using ... | 2017 | 28207293 |
| ground beef handling and cooking practices in restaurants in eight states. | eating in table-service restaurants has been implicated as a risk factor for escherichia coli o157:h7 infection. to explore this association and learn about the prevalence of risky ground beef preparation practices in restaurants, the environmental health specialists network (ehs-net) assessed ground beef handling policies and practices in restaurants in california, colorado, connecticut, georgia, minnesota, new york, oregon, and tennessee. eligible restaurants prepared and served hamburgers. eh ... | 2013 | 24290692 |