Factory outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection in Japan

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作者
Watanabe, Y [1 ]
Ozasa, K
Mermin, JH
Griffin, PM
Masuda, K
Imashuku, S
Sawada, T
机构
[1] Kyoto Prefectural Univ Med, Dept Social Med & Cultural Sci, Res Inst Neurol Dis & Geriatr, Kamigyo Ku, Kyoto 6028566, Japan
[2] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Atlanta, GA USA
[3] Kyoto City Govt, Publ Hlth Bur, Kyoto, Japan
[4] Kyoto City Inst Hlth & Environm Sci, Kyoto, Japan
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10.3201/eid0503.990313
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
To determine the cause of a July 1996 outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 among factory workers in Kyoto, Japan, we conducted cohort and case-control studies. Eating radish sprout salad during lunch at the factory cafeteria had been linked to illness. The sprouts were traced to four growers in Japan; one had been associated with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 among 6,000 schoolchildren in Sakai earlier in July.
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