Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis for Salmonella Infection Surveillance, Texas, USA, 2007

To identify sources of transmission for area clusters, in 2007 the Houston Department of Health and Human Services conducted an 8-month study of enhanced surveillance of Salmonella infection. Protocol included patient interviews and linking the results of interviews to clusters of pulsed-field gel e...

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 16; no. 6; pp. 983 - 985
Main Authors:	Long, Stephen G, DuPont, Herbert L, Gaul, Linda, Arafat, Raouf R, Selwyn, Beatrice J, Rogers, Joan, Casey, Eric
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01-06-2010 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	bacteria Control Diagnosis Epidemiologic methods epidemiology Evaluation Gel electrophoresis Infection control Management Methods Public health pulsed-field gel electrophoresis PulseNet Salmonella Salmonellosis surveillance United States
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Summary:	To identify sources of transmission for area clusters, in 2007 the Houston Department of Health and Human Services conducted an 8-month study of enhanced surveillance of Salmonella infection. Protocol included patient interviews and linking the results of interviews to clusters of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns detected by the local PulseNet laboratory.
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ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1606.091276