Cluster of nosocomial campylobacteriosis, Austria 2006

Jelovcan, Sandra; Schmid, Daniela; Lederer, I.; Hell, Michaela M.; Rehberger, K.; Arnhold, Daniela; Krassnig, Gerald; Lassnig, Heimo; Romanek, G.; Pless, P.; Maass, Matthias; Wojna, A.; Allerberger, Franz

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2008.01.010

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“…All included publications were in English, except for two publications in German [31,32] and one in Spanish [33]. HA-FBO were reported from 16 OECD countries: Germany [31,32,[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42], US [43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55], UK [56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63], Spain [33,[64][65][66], Japan [67][68][69][70][71], Austria [72][73][74], Australia [75,76], Canada [44,…”

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“…All included publications were in English, except for two publications in German [ 31 , 32 ] and one in Spanish [ 33 ]. HA-FBO were reported from 16 OECD countries: Germany [ 31 , 32 , 34 - 42 ], US [ 43 - 55 ], UK [ 56 - 63 ], Spain [ 33 , 64 - 66 ], Japan [ 67 - 71 ], Austria [ 72 - 74 ], Australia [ 75 , 76 ], Canada [ 44 , 77 , 78 ], Denmark [ 79 , 80 ], France [ 81 , 82 ], Finland [ 83 ], Greece [ 84 ], Italy [ 85 ], Norway [ 86 ], the Netherlands [ 36 , 87 ], Turkey [ 88 ] and included three multinational outbreaks [ 36 , 44 , 56 ]. The countries with the highest number of published HA-FBO were Germany (11/57), the US (11/57) and the UK (9/57).…”

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“…Associated factors that may have contributed to the respective outbreaks were described for 35 of 85 (41%) HA-FBO. Inadequate time or temperature control during food preparation was reported for 16 of the 35 (46%) HA-FBO associated with Salmonella [34][35][36]63,87], L. monocytogenes [57,[59][60][61][62], C. perfringens [52,69], E. coli [70], C. jejuni [74], C. freundii [42]. In 10 of 35 (29%) HA-FBO, food or ingredients that were considered risky for vulnerable populations in HCF were mentioned.…”

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Healthcare-associated foodborne outbreaks in high-income countries: a literature review and surveillance study, 16 OECD countries, 2001 to 2019*

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Background Healthcare-associated foodborne outbreaks (HA-FBO) may have severe consequences, especially in vulnerable groups. Aim The aim was to describe the current state of HA-FBO and propose public health recommendations for prevention. Methods We searched PubMed, the Outbreak Database (Charité, University Medicine Berlin), and hand-searched reference lists for HA-FBO with outbreak onset between 2001 and 2018 from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries and HA-FBO (2012–2018) from the German surveillance system. Additionally, data from the European Food Safety Authority were analysed. Results The literature search retrieved 57 HA-FBO from 16 OECD countries, primarily in the US (n = 11), Germany (n = 11) and the United Kingdom (n = 9). In addition, 28 HA-FBO were retrieved from the German surveillance system. Based on the number of outbreaks, the top three pathogens associated with the overall 85 HA-FBO were Salmonella (n = 24), norovirus (n = 22) and Listeria monocytogenes (n = 19). Based on the number of deaths, L. monocytogenes was the main pathogen causing HA-FBO. Frequently reported implicated foods were ‘mixed foods’ (n = 16), ‘vegetables and fruits’ (n = 15) and ‘meat and meat products’ (n = 10). Consumption of high-risk food by vulnerable patients, inadequate time-temperature control, insufficient kitchen hygiene and food hygiene and carriers of pathogens among food handlers were reported as reasons for HA-FBO. Conclusion To prevent HA-FBO, the supply of high-risk food to vulnerable people should be avoided. Well working outbreak surveillance facilitates early detection and requires close interdisciplinary collaboration and exchange of information between hospitals, food safety and public health authorities.

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“…All included publications were in English, except for two publications in German [31,32] and one in Spanish [33]. HA-FBO were reported from 16 OECD countries: Germany [31,32,[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42], US [43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55], UK [56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63], Spain [33,[64][65][66], Japan [67][68][69][70][71], Austria [72][73][74], Australia [75,76], Canada [44,…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…All included publications were in English, except for two publications in German [ 31 , 32 ] and one in Spanish [ 33 ]. HA-FBO were reported from 16 OECD countries: Germany [ 31 , 32 , 34 - 42 ], US [ 43 - 55 ], UK [ 56 - 63 ], Spain [ 33 , 64 - 66 ], Japan [ 67 - 71 ], Austria [ 72 - 74 ], Australia [ 75 , 76 ], Canada [ 44 , 77 , 78 ], Denmark [ 79 , 80 ], France [ 81 , 82 ], Finland [ 83 ], Greece [ 84 ], Italy [ 85 ], Norway [ 86 ], the Netherlands [ 36 , 87 ], Turkey [ 88 ] and included three multinational outbreaks [ 36 , 44 , 56 ]. The countries with the highest number of published HA-FBO were Germany (11/57), the US (11/57) and the UK (9/57).…”

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Healthcare-associated foodborne outbreaks in high-income countries: a literature review and surveillance study, 16 OECD countries, 2001 to 2019*

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“…In four of six outbreaks investigated between 1997 and 2006 unpasteurized milk was shown to be the causative or probable source of infection, including a large outbreak in a youth hostel affecting 38 children; poultry was associated with the two other outbreaks [10]. Barbecued chicken caused a cross-border outbreak of C. jejuni enteritis in Europe [11], and in Austria molecular investigations revealed that poultry was the possible reservoir of one outbreak strain in a large nosocomial campylobacteriosis outbreak in a tertiary-level hospital in 2006 [12].…”

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Campylobacteriosis in Austria: situation and trends

Feierl

Jelovcan

2009

Wien Klin Wochenschr

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Campylobacter species are among the most commonly identified causative agents of acute bacterial gastroenteritis in humans worldwide. In Austria, campylobacteriosis has been a notifiable disease since 1996 and its incidence has increased continuously over the past years. Improvement of notification has led to an important increase in knowledge of the epidemiology of this disease in Austria. In addition to existing programs monitoring food safety, implementation of a national surveillance program to monitor antimicrobial resistance and the prevalence of campylobacter in food animals allows continuous surveillance of trends in antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in humans, animals and food, as well as a more comprehensive evaluation of the occurrence of campylobacter in the relevant reservoirs of human infection. Such data make it possible to identify the most important areas for intervention and launch of control strategies. As in other countries around the world, antimicrobial resistance of campylobacter from human, animal and food origin, particularly resistance to fluoroquinolones, is of public health concern in Austria. The magnitude of global trade and foreign travel requires EU-wide and worldwide implementation of control strategies to fight campylobacteriosis.

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Pathogen Transmission in the Healthcare Setting

Hansen

Vonberg

2011

Molecular Techniques for the Study of Hospital‐Acquired Infection

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Cluster of nosocomial campylobacteriosis, Austria 2006

Cited by 10 publications

References 7 publications

Healthcare-associated foodborne outbreaks in high-income countries: a literature review and surveillance study, 16 OECD countries, 2001 to 2019*

Healthcare-associated foodborne outbreaks in high-income countries: a literature review and surveillance study, 16 OECD countries, 2001 to 2019*

Campylobacteriosis in Austria: situation and trends

Pathogen Transmission in the Healthcare Setting

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