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Abstract
Waterman SH, Demarcus TA, Wells JG, Blake PA. "Staphylococcal food
poisoning on a cruise ship," Epidemiology
and Infection, 1987,
99:2 (Oct), 349-53
Two waves of vomiting and/or
diarrhoea affected approximately
215 of the 715 passengers on a Caribbean cruise ship. The outbreak was
independently associated with eating cream-filled pastries at two
separate meals. Staphylococcus aureus phage type 85/+ was isolated from
cases and pastry cooks, but not from controls. This is the first
well-documented outbreak of staphylococcal food poisoning on a cruise
ship.
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