Outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis PT14b gastroenteritis at a restaurant in England: the use of molecular typing to achieve a successful prosecution

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Research Article

Highlights

• Fifteen cases of Salmonella enteritidis had the same multiple locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) profile as environmental and food samples collected from an implicated restaurant.

• Adenosine triphosphate hygiene swab tests and data loggers provided evidence of poor quality cleaning procedures.

• Robust epidemiological, microbiological and environmental investigations, including the use of molecular typing led to the successful prosecution of the food business operator.

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