| 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 |
| laboratory-confirmed non-o157 shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli--connecticut, 2000-2005. | shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli (stec) infection causes diarrhea that is often bloody and can result in potentially life-threatening hemolytic uremic syndrome (hus). escherichia coli o157:h7 is the most common cause of stec infection in the united states, producing 73,000 illnesses annually, according to the last estimate in 1999. unlike o157, however, little is known about the incidence of non-o157 strains. because stec other than o157 are not commonly identified, the incidence, trends, ... | 2007 | 17230143 |
| deer meat as the source for a sporadic case of escherichia coli o157:h7 infection, connecticut. | we report a case of escherichia coli o157:h7, which was acquired by eating wild white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus). dna fingerprint analysis verified venison as the source of infection. this pediatric case emphasizes the need for dissemination of information to hunters regarding the safe handling and processing of venison. | 2002 | 11996692 |
| incidence of foodborne illnesses reported by the foodborne diseases active surveillance network (foodnet)-1997. foodnet working group. | in 1997, the foodborne diseases active surveillance program (foodnet) conducted active surveillance for culture-confirmed cases of campylobacter, escherichia coli o157, listeria, salmonella, shigella, vibrio, yersinia, cyclospora, and cryptosporidium in five emerging infections program sites. foodnet is a collaborative effort of the centers for disease control and prevention's national center for infectious diseases, the united states department of agriculture's food safety and inspection servic ... | 2000 | 10852576 |
| an outbreak of escherichia coli o157:h7 infections and haemolytic uraemic syndrome associated with consumption of unpasteurized apple cider. | during october 1996, an outbreak of escherichia coli o157:h7 infections among connecticut residents occurred. an epidemiologic investigation included enhanced surveillance and a case-control study. clinical isolates of escherichia coli o157:h7 were typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (pfge). implicated cider samples were analysed by culture and polymerase chain reaction (pcr). consumption of implicated cider was associated with illness; (matched odds ratio = undefined, 95 % confidence inte ... | 2000 | 10722127 |
| a multistate outbreak of escherichia coli o157:h7 infections associated with consumption of mesclun lettuce. | an outbreak of escherichia coli o157:h7 infections in connecticut and illinois during may 28 to june 27, 1996, was investigated to determine the source of infections. | 1999 | 10448779 |
| outbreaks of escherichia coli o157:h7 infection associated with drinking unpasteurized apple cider--october 1996. update on emerging infections from the centers for disease control and prevention. | | 1997 | 9140251 |
| outbreaks of escherichia coli o157:h7 infection and cryptosporidiosis associated with drinking unpasteurized apple cider--connecticut and new york, october 1996. | | 1997 | 9094791 |
| from the centers for disease control and prevention. outbreaks of escherichia coli o157:h7 infection and cryptosporidiosis associated with drinking unpasteurized apple cider--connecticut and new york, october 1996. | | 1997 | 9052693 |
| outbreaks of escherichia coli o157:h7 infection and cryptosporidiosis associated with drinking unpasteurized apple cider--connecticut and new york, october 1996. | in october 1996, unpasteurized apple cider or juice was associated with three outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness. in the western united states, an outbreak of escherichia coli o157:h7 infections associated with unpasteurized commercial apple juice caused illness in 66 persons and one death. in addition, one outbreak of apple cider-related e. coli o157:h7 infections and another of cider-related cryptosporidium parvum infections occurred in the northeast. apple cider is a traditional beverage p ... | 1997 | 9011776 |
| meat grinders and molecular epidemiology: two supermarket outbreaks of escherichia coli o157:h7 infection. | between 23 june and 15 july 1994, 21 cases (19 primary and 2 secondary) of escherichia coli o157:h7 infection were identified in the bethel, connecticut, area. three pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (pfge) patterns from 15 isolates (i, n = 13; ii, n = 2; and iii, n = 1) were observed. a case-control study that excluded secondary cases and patients with pfge ii and iii patterns (n = 16) demonstrated that consumption of food from one supermarket was associated with illness (15/16 cases vs. 31/47 g ... | 1996 | 8568317 |
| the role of heightened surveillance in an outbreak of escherichia coli o157.h7. | after instituting laboratory screening for escherichia coli o157.h7, a connecticut hospital isolated the organism from four persons in september 1993. as a result, an outbreak of e. coli o157.h7 associated with a country club was detected. the club had served hamburger from the same shipment at two picnics. attendees of two picnics were interviewed, stool cultures were obtained from symptomatic persons, and the remaining hamburger was cultured. twenty (22%) of 89 persons who ate hamburger became ... | 1995 | 8557076 |
| laboratory screening for escherichia coli o157:h7--connecticut, 1993. | escherichia coli o157:h7, first recognized as a pathogen in humans in 1982 (1), is a common cause of bloody diarrhea and a leading cause of acute renal failure in children. in june 1993, the council of state and territorial epidemiologists (cste) recommended that clinical laboratories screen at least all bloody stools for e. coli o157:h7 using sorbitol-macconkey medium (2). following the cste issuance, in late june the connecticut department of public health and addiction services (dphas) mailed ... | 1994 | 8121378 |