Does Sporadic Listeria Gastroenteritis Exist? A 2-Year Population-Based Survey in Nova Scotia, Canada | Zendy

Walter F. Schlech | Zendy; Heather Haldane | Zendy; Timothy Mailman | Zendy; Michelle Warhuus | Zendy; N. Crouse | Zendy; David Haldane | Zendy

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Does Sporadic Listeria Gastroenteritis Exist? A 2-Year Population-Based Survey in Nova Scotia, Canada

Author(s) -

Walter F. Schlech,

Heather Haldane,

Timothy Mailman,

Michelle Warhuus,

N. Crouse,

David Haldane

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/432724

Subject(s) - listeria , campylobacter , medicine , population , salmonella , incidence (geometry) , outbreak , diarrhea , listeria monocytogenes , acute gastroenteritis , epidemiology , veterinary medicine , pediatrics , environmental health , biology , virology , bacteria , genetics , physics , optics

Febrile gastroenteritis due to Listeria monocytogenes (LM) has been primarily described in foodborne outbreaks. We decided to determine the incidence of sporadic, febrile gastroenteritis due to LM in a large, well-defined North American population over a 2-year period and to compare these cases to sporadic cases of Campylobacter and Salmonella infections occurring concurrently in the community.

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