Salmonella enterica outbreak in healthcare professionals linked to a new year’s party held in the Intensive Care Unit

Salmonella enterica outbreak in healthcare professionals linked to a new year’s party held in the Intensive Care Unit

To describe a food-borne Salmonella enterica outbreak occurringin healthcare professionals after a potluck party that took place inthe Intensive Care Unit of Hospital da Beneficência Portuguesa deSão Paulo. Epidemiological inquiry of food consumption by thehealthcare professionals involved anal swab...

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Published in:Einstein (São Paulo, Brazil) Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 33 - 35
Main Authors: Viviane Cristina Caetano, Denise Alves Saltini, Jacyr Pasternak
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 01-03-2004
Subjects:
Case report
Cross infection
Disease outbreaks
Health personnel
Intensive care unit
Occupational risk
Salmonella enterica
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Summary:To describe a food-borne Salmonella enterica outbreak occurringin healthcare professionals after a potluck party that took place inthe Intensive Care Unit of Hospital da Beneficência Portuguesa deSão Paulo. Epidemiological inquiry of food consumption by thehealthcare professionals involved anal swabs cultured inMacConkey agar, lactose negative colonies isolated and identifiedusing the Microscan system, and the final identification performedin the Public Health Laboratory of São Paulo - Instituto Adolfo Lutz,by serology. No food that is not safely prepared by the hospitalkitchen should be allowed inside the hospital.
ISSN:1679-4508