Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Associated with a Community College Microbiology Laboratory — Maine, 2013

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Matluk, Nicholas ; Grieser, Heather ; Robbins, Amy ; Ball, Lauren B. ; Sites, Anne Redmond ; Sears, Stephen ; Colby, Kate ; Kelly, Megan
• Description:
  On May 2, 2013, a case of salmonellosis was reported to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The patient reported symptoms of diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain, and nausea, after attending a community college microbiology laboratory class. A second case was reported on May 8. Epidemiologic interviews conducted with both patients indicated common exposure at a community college, including one patient specifically naming the other patient.
• Subjects:
  Curriculum Disease Outbreaks Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Feces Humans Laboratories Microbiology Notes From The Field Salmonella Infections Salmonella Typhimurium Universities

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2013; 62(43):863.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  24172882
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4585603
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maine
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  43
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e4f10cb623eab8e469e019cf2f4264fdbfd70cc1110619a5fccd8e9eaed6fbfcb62496aae0974acf578f16b8101aec1af4cbe1b041808a898d88d15b7e48c61f
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