ArticleEpidemiology and infection2020
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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- A novel broad-spectrum phage lysin CP02 for biocontrol ofCurrent research in food science · 2026Article
- Are fermented foods safe for human health? A systematic analysis of the literature.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Methods of Controlling Microbial Contamination of Food.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Unveiling the pathogenic mechanisms ofEmerging microbes & infections · 2024Review
- Alpha toxin production potential and antibiotic resistance patterns of clostridium perfringens isolates from meat samples.Animal bioscience · 2024Article
- Recombinase polymerase amplification combined with lateral flow biosensor for rapid visual detection ofFrontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Foodborne Clostridioides Species: Pathogenicity, Virulence and Biocontrol Options.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- Natural Strategies as Potential Weapons against Bacterial Biofilms.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Present and pioneer methods of early detection of food borne pathogens.Journal of food science and technology · 2022Review
- A Systematic Review on the Usability of Web-Based Applications in Advocating Consumers on Food Safety.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
Between 11-13 December 2018, local public health authorities in the West Midlands, England were alerted to 34 reports of diarrhoea with abdominal cramps. Symptom onset was ~10 h after diners ate Christmas meals at a restaurant between 7-9 December 2018. A retrospective case-control study, environmental and microbiological investigations were undertaken to determine the source and control the outbreak. An analytical study was undertaken with odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Forty persons were recruited to the analytical study (28/40 cases). Multivariable analysis found that leeks in cheese sauce was the only item associated with illness (aOR 51.1; 95% CI 4.13-2492.1). Environmental investigations identified significant lapses in food safety, including lapses in temperature control during cooking and hot holding, likely cross-contamination between raw and cooked foods and the reuse of leftover cheese sauce for the next day's service. No food samples were taken during the exposure period. Two faecal samples were positive for Clostridium perfringens with one confirming the enterotoxigenic gene. Cheese sauce is an unusual vehicle for the organism and the first time this has been reported in England.
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