Foodborne Disease Outbreaks Caused by Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens, and Staphylococcus aureus—United States, 1998–2008

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• Alternative Title:
  Clin Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bennett, Sarah D. ; Walsh, Kelly A. ; Gould, L. Hannah
• Description:
  From 1998 to 2008, 1229 foodborne outbreaks caused by Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens, and Staphylococcus aureus were reported in the United States; 39% were reported with a confirmed etiology. Vomiting was commonly reported in B. cereus (median, 75% of cases) and S. aureus outbreaks (median, 87%), but rarely in C. perfringens outbreaks (median, 9%). Meat or poultry dishes were commonly implicated in C. perfringens (63%) and S. aureus (55%) outbreaks, and rice dishes were commonly implicated in B. cereus outbreaks (50%). Errors in food processing and preparation were commonly reported (93%), regardless of etiology; contamination by a food worker was only common in S. aureus outbreaks (55%). Public health interventions should focus on these commonly reported errors to reduce the occurrence of outbreaks caused by B. cereus, C. perfringens, and S. aureus in the United States.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Animals Bacillus Cereus Child Child, Preschool Clostridium Perfringens Disease Outbreaks Female Foodborne Diseases Gastroenteritis Humans Male Middle Aged Staphylococcus Aureus United States Young Adult

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• Keywords:
  Bacterial Toxins Disease Outbreaks
• Source:
  Clin Infect Dis. 57(3):425-433
• Pubmed ID:
  23592829
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11334977
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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