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  • Title: A comparison of Salmonella enteritidis phage types from egg-associated outbreaks and implicated laying flocks.
    Author: Altekruse S, Koehler J, Hickman-Brenner F, Tauxe RV, Ferris K.
    Journal: Epidemiol Infect; 1993 Feb; 110(1):17-22. PubMed ID: 8432319.
    Abstract:
    Infections due to Salmonella enteritidis are increasing worldwide. In the United States, between 1985 and 1989, 78% of the S. enteritidis outbreaks in which a food vehicle was identified implicated a food containing raw or lightly cooked shell eggs. Under a US Department of Agriculture regulation published in 1990, eggs implicated in human food-borne S. enteritidis outbreaks were traced back to the source flock. The flock environment and the internal organs of a sample of hens were tested for S. enteritidis. We compared the S. enteritidis phage types of isolates from 18 human, egg-associated outbreaks and the 15 flocks implicated through traceback of these outbreaks. The predominant human outbreak phage type was recovered from the environment in 100% of implicated flocks and from the internal organs of hens in 88% of implicated flocks we tested. The results support the use of phage typing as a tool to identify flocks involved in human S. enteritidis outbreaks.
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