A case of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 from a private barbecue in South East England

A R Shipman; S E Jones; G Smith; B Stewart; N McCarthy

doi:10.2807/ese.14.29.19273-en

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A case of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 from a private barbecue in South East England
A R Shipman¹ , S E Jones² , G Smith³ , B Stewart⁴ , N McCarthy¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Thames Valley Health Protection Agency, Oxford, United Kingdom ² Health Protection Agency Food Water and Environmental Microbiology Network (Southampton Laboratory), Southampton, United Kingdom ³ Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Pathogens, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, London, United Kingdom ⁴ South Oxfordshire Environmental Health Office, Wallingford, United Kingdom

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Citation style for this article: Shipman A R, Jones S E, Smith G, Stewart B, McCarthy N. A case of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 from a private barbecue in South East England. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(29):pii=19273. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.29.19273-en Received: 16 Jul 2009

Abstract

The following case report describes a cluster of Escherichia coli O157 cases in the United Kingdom related to undercooked beef at a barbecue, resulting in an intensive care admission in France with haemolytic uraemic syndrome and highlighting the need to cook beef properly.