A Descriptive Study of Human Salmonella Serotype Typhimurium Infections Reported in Ontario from 1990 to 1997

Michael W Ford; Agricola Odoi; Shannon E Majowicz; Pascal Michel; Dean Middleton; Bruce Ciebin; Kathryn Doré; Scott A McEwen; Jeffery A Aramini; Shelley Deeks; Frances Jamieson; Rafiq Ahmed; Frank G Rodgers; Jeff B Wilson

doi:10.1155/2003/936084

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Jan 2003)

A Descriptive Study of Human Salmonella Serotype Typhimurium Infections Reported in Ontario from 1990 to 1997

Michael W Ford,
Agricola Odoi,
Shannon E Majowicz,
Pascal Michel,
Dean Middleton,
Bruce Ciebin,
Kathryn Doré,
Scott A McEwen,
Jeffery A Aramini,
Shelley Deeks,
Frances Jamieson,
Rafiq Ahmed,
Frank G Rodgers,
Jeff B Wilson

Affiliations

Michael W Ford: Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Agricola Odoi: Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Shannon E Majowicz: Division of Enteric, Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Health Canada, Guelph, Canada
Pascal Michel: Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Dean Middleton: Public Health Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bruce Ciebin: Laboratories Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Toronto, Canada
Kathryn Doré: Division of Enteric, Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Health Canada, Guelph, Canada
Scott A McEwen: Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Jeffery A Aramini: Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Shelley Deeks: Public Health Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Frances Jamieson: Laboratories Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Toronto, Canada
Rafiq Ahmed: National Laboratory for Enteric Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Frank G Rodgers: National Laboratory for Enteric Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jeff B Wilson: Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2003/936084
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 5
pp. 267 – 273

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Salmonella infections cause gastrointestinal and systemic diseases worldwide and are the leading causes of food-borne illnesses in North America (1-4). Salmonella serotype typhimurium (ST), in particular, is increasingly becoming a major public health concern because of its ability to acquire multiple resistant genes (5,6).

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1180-2332 (Print)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
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