An outbreak of Salmonella Infantis gastroenteritis in a residential aged care facility associated with thickened fluids
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Najjar, Z; Furlong, C; Stephens, N; Shadbolt, C; Maywood, P; Conaty, S; Hogg, GDate
2012-12-01Source Title
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTIONPublisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESSUniversity of Melbourne Author/s
HOGG, GEOFFREYAffiliation
Mdu MicrobiologyMetadata
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Najjar, Z., Furlong, C., Stephens, N., Shadbolt, C., Maywood, P., Conaty, S. & Hogg, G. (2012). An outbreak of Salmonella Infantis gastroenteritis in a residential aged care facility associated with thickened fluids. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION, 140 (12), pp.2264-2272. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268812000180.Access Status
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Abstract
Twenty-two confirmed cases of Salmonella Infantis were identified in 70 residents of high-level care areas of a residential aged care facility in Sydney in April 2010 during an outbreak of gastroenteritis. A retrospective cohort study was conducted to identify a possible cause. Consuming a soft diet, puréed diet, or thickened fluid were each independently associated with illness. A logistic regression showed consumption of thickened fluid to be the only significant exposure associated with illness (adjusted odds ratio 11·8, 95% confidence interval 1·9-75·9). It was postulated that the thickened fluid had been contaminated by chicken mince, a sample of which also cultured S. Infantis. This finding reinforces the need to educate food-handlers on the risk of potential cross-contamination; it also highlights the need to consider all dietary components, such as thickened fluids, as potential vehicles for transmission in an outbreak.
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