Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2002)

Role of Electronic Data Exchange in an International Outbreak Caused by Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium DT204b

  • Elizabeth A. Lindsay,
  • Andrew J. Lawson,
  • Rachel A. Walker,
  • Linda R. Ward,
  • Henry R. Smith,
  • Fiona W. Scott,
  • Sarah J. O'Brien,
  • Ian S.T. Fisher,
  • Paul D. Crook,
  • Deborah Wilson,
  • Derek J Brown,
  • Hjordis Hardardottir,
  • Wim J.B. Wannet,
  • Helmut Tschäpe,
  • E. John Threlfall

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0807.010414
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 7
pp. 732 – 734

Abstract

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From July through September 2000, patients in five European countries were infected with a multidrug-resistant strain of Salmonella Typhimurium DT204b. Epidemiologic investigations were facilitated by the transmission of electronic images (Tagged Image Files) of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles. This investigation highlights the importance of standardized protocols for molecular typing in international outbreaks of foodborne disease.

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