Abstract
In 2006, Utah and New Mexico health departments investigated a multistate cluster of Escherichia coli O157:H7. A case-control study of 22 case-patients found that consuming bagged spinach was significantly associated with illness (p<0.01). The outbreak strain was isolated from 3 bags of 1 brand of spinach. Nationally, 205 persons were ill with the outbreak strain.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Case-Control Studies
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Cluster Analysis
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Confidence Intervals
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology*
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Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
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Escherichia coli Infections / transmission
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Escherichia coli O157* / classification
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Escherichia coli O157* / genetics
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Escherichia coli O157* / isolation & purification
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Female
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Food Microbiology*
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Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / epidemiology
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Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / microbiology
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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New Mexico / epidemiology
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Odds Ratio
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Spinacia oleracea / microbiology*
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Utah / epidemiology