Volume 7, Number 6—December 2001
Dispatch
A Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella enterica Serotype Baildon Associated with Domestic Raw Tomatoes
Kate Cummings*
, Elizabeth Barrett†, Janet C. Mohle-Boetani*, John T. Brooks‡, Jeff Farrar§, Travis Hunt¶, Anthony Fiore‡, Ken Komatsu#, S. Benson Werner*, and Laurence Slutsker‡
, Elizabeth Barrett†, Janet C. Mohle-Boetani*, John T. Brooks‡, Jeff Farrar§, Travis Hunt¶, Anthony Fiore‡, Ken Komatsu#, S. Benson Werner*, and Laurence Slutsker‡Table
Characteristics of patients with culture-confirmed Salmonella enterica Serotype Baildon
| State | Cases (#) | Hospitalizeda (#) | Deathsa (#) | Median age (years) | Age range (years) | Patients >18 years of age (%) | Female (%) | Range of onset datesb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 44 | 11 | 1 | 33 | <1-82 | 89 | 65 | 12/18/98-02/02/99 |
| VA | 13 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 20-86 | 100 | 69 | 12/21/98-01/09/99 |
| AZ | 13 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18-69 | 92 | 69 | 12/18/98-01/29/99 |
| GA | 8 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 17-86 | 88 | 75 | 12/19/98-02/02/99 |
| IL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 32-58 | 100 | 33 | 12/23/98-01/07/99 |
| AL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 45-86 | 100 | 100 | 01/07/99 |
| TN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 41-51 | 100 | 50 | 01/04/99-01/06/99 |
| KS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 100 | 100 | 12/06/98 |
| Total | 86 | 16 | 3 | 35 | <1-86 | 93 | 67 | 12/06/98-02/02/99 |
aData available for 91% (78) of patients.
bSpecimen collection date was used if patient's symptom onset date was unknown (n = 10).
