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[Risk factors of listeriosis in Denmark 1989-1990]
A Jensen1, P Gerner-Smidt, W Frederiksen
1Klinisk mikrobiologisk afdeling, Statens Seruminstitut, Københaven.
Ugeskrift for Laeger
|March 20, 1995
Abstract:
Risk factors for listeriosis are foods and underlying diseases. A case-control-study of listeriosis patients' dietary habits showed that unpasteurized milk was a risk food for sporadic listeriosis. A blue-mould cheese was significantly more often eaten by patients ill with an epidemic phage type. Leukaemia, AIDS and renal transplantation were found to be associated with a more than 1000 times higher risk of acquiring listeriosis, compared with healthy persons. As a part of prophylaxis, persons with a high risk of listeriosis should be informed individually about food hygiene and risk foods.