A pseudo-outbreak of foodborne illness in a hospital cafeteria caused by consumption of sorbitol

Am J Infect Control. 2016 Jun 1;44(6):736-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.12.037. Epub 2016 Feb 17.

Authors

Jessica P Ridgway¹, Jennifer Steinbeck², Rachel Marrs³, Mona Shah³, Sylvia Garcia-Houchins³, Allison H Bartlett⁴, Emily Landon²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
³ Infection Control Program, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

PMID: 26897696
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.12.037

No abstract available

Keywords: Outbreak; foodborne illness.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Disease Outbreaks*
Food Service, Hospital
Foodborne Diseases / epidemiology*
Foodborne Diseases / etiology
Gastrointestinal Diseases / epidemiology*
Gastrointestinal Diseases / etiology
Humans
Sorbitol / adverse effects*

Substances

Sorbitol