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Oral Transmission of Listeria monocytogenes in Mice via Ingestion of Contaminated Food
Published on: May 6, 2013
まとめ
食物媒介性スタフィロコッカ菌病 (SFD) は,以前から調理されたタンパク質に富んだ食品と頻繁に関連付けられている,重要な公衆衛生上の懸念事項であり続けています. 疫学調査は,感染源を特定し,流行を防ぐために極めて重要です.
科学分野:
- 食品の安全性 食品の安全性について
- エピデミオロジー エピデミオロジー
- 微生物学 微生物学とは
背景:
- 食物感染症 (SFD) は,一般的な食物感染症です.
- その進化する疫学的特徴を理解することは,公衆衛生にとって極めて重要です.
- 以前の研究では,牛乳と商用パッケージ食品が一般的な供給源として強調されていました.
研究 の 目的:
- 食品感染症 (SFD) の現在の流行病学的特徴を決定する.
- 病原体と食物源の動向を分析する.
- 診断基準の信頼性を評価する.
主な方法:
- 1977年から1981年にかけて,米国疾病管理センターに報告された131件のスタフィロコーカ菌による食品感染症の発生をレビューした.
- 感染した個人,入院率,および特定された腸毒素を含むアウトブレイクデータの分析.
- 疫病に巻き込まれた食糧源の調査.
主要な成果:
- SFDは,報告された食品感染症の2番目に一般的な原因で,7000人以上に影響を与えました.
- 罹患者の10%は入院が必要でした.
- エントロトキシンAが主要な毒素となり,ミルク/商用パッケージ食品が供給源として減少し,以前に調理されたタンパク質食品が主な原因となった.
結論:
- 以前に調理されたタンパク質食品は,SFDの発生の主な原因です.
- 発熱,皮膚病変,細菌数などの診断基準は信頼できない.
- 徹底した疫学調査は,SFDとその源を特定するために不可欠です.
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