PMID- 10753727
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20000601
LR  - 20240109
IS  - 0022-1899 (Print)
IS  - 0022-1899 (Linking)
VI  - 181
IP  - 4
DP  - 2000 Apr
TI  - A foodborne outbreak of gastroenteritis associated with Norwalk-like viruses: 
      first molecular traceback to deli sandwiches contaminated during preparation.
PG  - 1467-70
AB  - In March 1998, an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis occurred among students at a 
      Texas university. Overall, 125 ill students sought medical care. Case-control 
      studies revealed that illness was significantly associated with eating foods from 
      the university's main cafeteria deli bar on 9 and 10 March. Stool specimens from 
      9 (50%) of 18 ill students and samples of deli ham showed evidence of 
      Norwalk-like viruses (NLVs) by reverse-transcriptase (RT) polymerase chain 
      reaction (PCR) assay. A food handler who prepared sandwiches for lunch on 9 March 
      reported that her infant had been sick with watery diarrhea since just before the 
      outbreak. A stool sample from the infant was positive for NLV by RT-PCR, and the 
      sequence of the amplified product was identical to that of amplified product from 
      deli ham and students' stool specimens. This is the first time RT-PCR and 
      sequence analysis have successfully confirmed viral contamination of a food item 
      likely to have been contaminated by a food handler.
FAU - Daniels, N A
AU  - Daniels NA
AD  - Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic 
      Diseases, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
FAU - Bergmire-Sweat, D A
AU  - Bergmire-Sweat DA
FAU - Schwab, K J
AU  - Schwab KJ
FAU - Hendricks, K A
AU  - Hendricks KA
FAU - Reddy, S
AU  - Reddy S
FAU - Rowe, S M
AU  - Rowe SM
FAU - Fankhauser, R L
AU  - Fankhauser RL
FAU - Monroe, S S
AU  - Monroe SS
FAU - Atmar, R L
AU  - Atmar RL
FAU - Glass, R I
AU  - Glass RI
FAU - Mead, P
AU  - Mead P
LA  - eng
GR  - AI-07471/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
DEP - 20000407
PL  - United States
TA  - J Infect Dis
JT  - The Journal of infectious diseases
JID - 0413675
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Caliciviridae Infections/*epidemiology/transmission/*virology
MH  - Case-Control Studies
MH  - Diarrhea/virology
MH  - *Disease Outbreaks
MH  - Feces/microbiology/virology
MH  - Female
MH  - Food Handling
MH  - Foodborne Diseases/*epidemiology/*virology
MH  - Gastroenteritis/*epidemiology/*virology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant
MH  - Male
MH  - *Norwalk virus
MH  - Polymerase Chain Reaction
MH  - Texas
MH  - Universities
EDAT- 2000/04/08 09:00
MHDA- 2000/06/03 09:00
CRDT- 2000/04/08 09:00
PHST- 1999/04/28 00:00 [received]
PHST- 1999/09/28 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2000/04/08 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2000/06/03 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2000/04/08 09:00 [entrez]
AID - JID990520 [pii]
AID - 10.1086/315365 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Infect Dis. 2000 Apr;181(4):1467-70. doi: 10.1086/315365. Epub 2000 Apr 7.