Putative household outbreaks of campylobacteriosis typically comprise single MLST genotypes

Rotariu, O. et al. (2010) Putative household outbreaks of campylobacteriosis typically comprise single MLST genotypes. Epidemiology and Infection, 138(12), pp. 1744-1747. (doi: 10.1017/S0950268810001457)

Abstract

During a 15-month period in Scotland a small but important number of human Campylobacter cases (3·2%) arose from 91 putative household outbreaks. Of the 26 outbreaks with known strain composition, 89% were composed of the same MLST which supports the potential use of MLST in public health epidemiology. The number of cases associated with household outbreaks is much larger than general outbreaks and there is some evidence to indicate that there may be secondary transmission, although this is relatively rare.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Cowden, Dr John and Innocent, Dr Giles and Bessell, Dr Paul and Matthews, Professor Louise and Reid, Professor Stuart
• Authors: Rotariu, O., Smith-Palmer, A., Cowden, J., Bessell, P. R., Innocent, G. T., Reid, S. W. J., Matthews, L., Dallas, J., Ogden, I. D., Forbes, K. J., and Strachan, N. J. C.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine
• Journal Name: Epidemiology and Infection
• ISSN: 0950-2688
• Published Online: 29 June 2010