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Hospitalization and Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella Outbreaks, 1984–2002

Jay K. Varma,*Comments Katherine D. Greene,* Jessa Ovitt,† Timothy J. Barrett,* Felicita Medalla,* and Frederick J. Angulo*
*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA; and †Private practice, Lenoir, NC, USA



Appendix Table. Domestic, community, nontyphoidal Salmonella outbreaks investigated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1984–2002


Year

State

Serotype

Resistance pattern*

Implicated vehicle

No. hospitalized/total (%)†

No. died/total (%)‡


1984

Oregon

Typhimurium

TS

Salad bar

45/388 (12)

0/715 (0)

1984

Pennsylvania

Infantis

Pansusceptible

Turkey/beef sandwich

1/203 (0)

0/203 (0)

1985

California

Newport

ACKSSuT

Ground beef

22/45 (49)

2/298 (1)

1985

Missouri

Thompson

NA

Pork

NA

NA

1985

Illinois

Typhimurium

AKSSuT

Milk

2777/12624 (22)

18/16659 (0)

1986

Georgia

Typhimurium

Pansusceptible

Turkey

4/719 (1)

0/719

1986

Multiple§

Enteritidis, Heidelberg

Pansusceptible

Eggs (in frozen pasta)

13/166 (8)

1/166 (1)

1987

Georgia

Havana

T

Chicken

36/73 (49)

1/73 (1)

1987

Hawaii

Agona

Pansusceptible

Chicken

NA

0/202 (0)

1989

Maine

Heidelberg

Pansusceptible

Unknown

NA

NA

1989

Minnesota

Javiana

Pansusceptible

Cheese

NA

NA

1989

Multiple§

Chester

Pansusceptible

Cantaloupe

NA

NA

1989

Nevada

Typhimurium

Pansusceptible

Deli platter

NA

NA

1990

Pennsylvania

Enteritidis

Pansusceptible

Eggs

5/26 (19)

0/94 (0)

1990

South Carolina

Agona

NA

Turkey

NA

0/850 (0)

1992

Georgia

Infantis

Pansusceptible

Eggs (in rice pudding)

0/113 (0)

0/113 (0)

1992

New York

Enteritidis

NA

Eggs (in mayonnaise)

8/98 (8)

0/98 (0)

1993

Missouri

Typhimurium

NA

Water

13/27 (48)

7/650 (1)

1993

Multiple§

Montevideo

Pansusceptible

Raw tomatoes, lettuce

15/62 (24)

0/84 (0)

1993

Texas

Enteritidis

NA

Egg rolls

2/19 (11)

NA

1994

Georgia

Enteritidis

Pansusceptible

Eggs (in ice cream)

0/129 (0)

NA

1995

Arizona

Stanley

KTB

Alfalfa sprouts

5/19 (26)

NA

1995

Florida

Hartford

Pansusceptible

Orange juice

7/32 (22)

NA

1995

Utah

Enteritidis

Pansusceptible

Eggs

5/43 (12)

NA

1996

Colorado

Enteritidis

Pansusceptible

Komodo dragon

8/37 (22)

NA

1996

South Dakota

Thompson

Pansusceptible

Roast beef

0/43 (0)

0/52 (0)

1996

Hawaii

Enteritidis

Pansusceptible

Unknown

NA

NA

1997

Washington

Typhimurium

ACSSuT

Cheese (queso fresco)

5/54 (9)

0/54 (0)

1997

Vermont

Typhimurium

ACSSuT

Milk (raw)

1/9 (11)

NA

1997

Maryland

Heidelberg

KST

Ham (stuffed)

NA

2/706 (0)

1997

Kansas, Missouri

Infantis, Anatum

Pansusceptible

Sprouts

18/67 (27)

0/114 (0)

1997

South Carolina

Enteritidis

Pansusceptible

Eggs

4/192 (2)

0/192 (0)

1997

Nevada

Enteritidis

Pansusceptible

Eggs (in hollandaise sauce)

15/63 (24)

0/91 (0)

1998

Ohio

Typhimurium

AKSSuT

Farm exposure

5/19 (26)

NA

1998

Multiple§

Agona

Pansusceptible

Oat cereal

33/88 (38)

1/409 (0)

1998

Massachusetts

Typhimurium

Pansusceptible

Milk (raw)

2/47 (4)

NA

1999

Colorado

Typhimurium

Pansusceptible

Clover sprouts

3/20 (15)

0/81 (0)

1999

Massachusetts

Newport

MDR-AmpC

Farm exposure

11/32 (34)

0/46 (0)

1999

Missouri

Typhimurium

NA

Water

17/110 (15)

0/110 (0)

2000

Multiple§

Bareilly

NA

Water

19/46 (41)

NA

2000

Multiple§

Enteritidis

Pansusceptible

Orange juice

13/88 (15)

NA

2000

North Carolina

Enteritidis

NA

Eggs

11/53 (21)

NA

2000

Pennsylvania, New Jersey

Typhimurium

AKSSuT

Milk

6/23 (26)

0/93 (0)

2001

Mississippi

Javiana

Pansusceptible

Amphibian exposure

9/57 (16)

0/73 (0)

2002

Florida

Javiana

Pansusceptible

Tomatoes

3/82 (4)

NA

2002

Texas

Enteritidis

Pansusceptible

Unknown

3/41 (7)

0/650 (0)

2002

Washington, DC

Muenchen

Pansusceptible

Pasta salad

3/40 (8)

0/40 (0)


*A, ampicillin; C, chloramphenicol; K, kanamycin; S, streptomycin; Su, sulfamethoxazole; T, tetracycline; B, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; MDR-AMPC, ACSSuT + amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, cephalothin, cefoxitin, ceftiofur, ceftriaxone (reduced susceptibility); NA, not available.
†Denominator includes those for whom hospitalization status was ascertained. In many outbreaks, hospitalization was only ascertained for patients enrolled in an analytic study.
‡Denominator includes those for whom mortality was assessed. If this number was not available, the total number of ill persons in the outbreak was included as the denominator.

§Outbreak involving ≥3 states.

   
     
   
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