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. 2003 Aug;9(8):1007-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid0908.030103.

From pig to pacifier: chitterling-associated yersiniosis outbreak among black infants

Timothy F Jones  1 , Steven C Buckingham, Cheryl A Bopp, Efrain Ribot, William Schaffner
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From pig to pacifier: chitterling-associated yersiniosis outbreak among black infants

Timothy F Jones et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Aug.

Abstract

In this case-control study of Yersinia enterocolitica infections among black infants, chitterling preparation was significantly associated with illness (p<0.001). Of 13 samples of chitterlings tested, 2 were positive for Yersinia intermedia and 5 for Salmonella. Decontamination of chitterlings before sale with methods such as irradiation should be strongly considered.

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Figure 1
Epidemiologic curve of Yersinia enterocolitica outbreak in Tennessee.
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Figure 2
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns of Yersinia enterocolitica isolates from patients in this outbreak associated with chitterlings. Ten isolates from nine patients were available for typing. Seven distinct BlnI PFGE patterns were noted. Three infants had pattern #1 (lanes 9–11). Two infants shared pattern #2 (lanes 2 and 3). One patient had two distinct isolates (lanes 6 and 12). The molecular size standard is located in lanes 1, 7, and 13.
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