Investigations on Food Poisoning caused by Ordinary Putrefaction. V

Investigation of Food Poisoning Outbreak Caused by Shigella in Children Referred to Kerman Afzalipour Hospital

Background & Aims:Shigella infection is still a health problem in less developed countries. This infection is a major cause of food poisoning that sometimes caused morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate outbreak of Shigella food poisoning in children referred to Kerman Afzalipour hospital. Method: In September 2015, a large number of children an...

Food poisoning caused by mannitol nonfermenting Staphylococcus aureus: case report.

On August 4, 2005, 20 people who participated in the closing ceremonies of a community festival experienced nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. The community where the festival took place was under the jurisdiction of the Aizu Health Center of Fukushima Prefecture. The foods that all of these patients had consumed were rice balls prepared by caterer A. Another 8 people, who did not p...

Outbreak of food poisoning caused by lactose-fermenting Salmonella tuebingen.

An outbreak of food poisoning occurred in a cafeteria and involved 102 student nurses. A lactose-fermenting strain of Salmonella tuebingen was isolated. The source was traced to the chicken consumed. Production of H2S was not evident on triple sugar iron but was detected on lysine iron agar. Therefore, the present report emphasizes the importance of bismuth sulfite agar and lysine iron agar for...

Food poisoning outbreak caused by Salmonella Enteritidis in box lunches distributed by a restaurant.

[Poisoning caused by cutaneous absorption of aniline].