Role of Electronic Data Exchange in an International Outbreak Caused by Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium DT204b

• Published in: Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Authors: Elizabeth A. Lindsay, Andrew J. Lawson, Rachel A. Walker, Linda R. Ward, Henry R. Smith, Fiona W. Scott, Sarah J. O'Brien, Ian S.T. Fisher, Paul D. Crook, Deborah Wilson, Derek J Brown, Hjordis Hardardottir, Wim J.B. Wannet, Helmut Tschäpe, E. John Threlfall
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
• Subjects: elecronic data exchange; Germany; Iceland; Norway; outbreak; Salmonella; Medicine; R; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0807.010414; https://doaj.org/article/f5eb41634a3f44f3a6b676c321139092

From July through September 2000, patients in five European countries were infected with a multidrug-resistant strain of Salmonella Typhimurium DT204b. Epidemiologic investigations were facilitated by the transmission of electronic images (Tagged Image Files) of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles. This investigation highlights the importance of standardized protocols for molecular typing in international outbreaks of foodborne disease.