Multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium infection from milk contaminated after pasteurization

Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 May;10(5):932-5. doi: 10.3201/eid1005.030484.

Abstract

An outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium infections occurred in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. A case-control study implicated pasteurized milk from a dairy, and an inspection indicated the potential for contamination after pasteurization. Dairy cattle are the likely reservoir, and milk may be an important vehicle of Salmonella transmission to humans.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cattle
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dairying
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
  • Female
  • Hot Temperature
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Milk / microbiology*
  • New Jersey / epidemiology
  • Pennsylvania / epidemiology
  • Salmonella Food Poisoning / epidemiology*
  • Salmonella Food Poisoning / microbiology
  • Salmonella typhimurium / classification
  • Salmonella typhimurium / drug effects
  • Salmonella typhimurium / genetics
  • Salmonella typhimurium / isolation & purification*
  • Sterilization / methods*