Open AccessFood Poisoning, Listeriosis, and Febrile Gastroenteritis
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
nutrition reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.958
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1753-4887
pISSN - 0029-6643
DOI - 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1997.tb01597.x
Subject(s) - outbreak , listeria monocytogenes , food poisoning , medicine , disease , contaminated food , infectious disease (medical specialty) , listeria , organism , diarrhea , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental health , biology , bacteria , virology , paleontology , genetics
Outbreaks of foodborne disease owing to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria have usually been associated with the development of severe invasive disease. A recent report has provided clear documentation showing that outbreaks of L. monocytogenes also present as gastroenteritis and fever. Further studies of this foodborne organism are needed to determine its infectious dose and the characteristics of the host that are associated with noninvasive febrile gastroenteritis.