Multistate Outbreak of<i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>Infection Linked to Delicatessen Turkey Meat

J. Olsen, Sonja; Patrick, Mary; B. Hunter, Susan; Reddy, Vasudha; Kornstein, Laura; R. Mac Kenzie, William; Lane, Kimberly; Bidol, Sally; Stoltman, Gillian; Frye, Douglas; Lee, Irene; Hurd, Sharon; F. Jones, Timothy; N. LaPorte, Tracy; E. DeWitt, Wallis; M. Graves, Lewis; Wiedmann, Martin; Schoonmaker-Bopp, Dianna; J Huang, Ada; Vincent, Curt; Bugenhagen, Al; Corby, Joe; R. Carloni, Edmund; E. Holcomb, Mara; F. Woron, Raymond; M. Zansky, Shelley; Dowdle, Gerrie; Smith, Forrest; Ahrabi‐Fard, Susann; Rae Ong, Anna; Tucker, Nicole; A. Hynes, Noreen; S. Mead, Paul

doi:10.1086/428575

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Multistate Outbreak ofListeria monocytogenesInfection Linked to Delicatessen Turkey Meat

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Mar 12, 2005

Authors:

Sonja J. Olsen

Mary Patrick

Susan B. Hunter

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Despite a decreasing incidence of listeriosis in the United States, molecular subtyping has increased the number of recognized outbreaks. In September 2000, the New York City Department of Health identified a cluster of infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes isolates with identical ...

Subject

Ribotyping

Listeria monocytogenes

Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

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