tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066238290370557389.post6544980234357730923..comments2024-03-20T04:44:15.540-05:00Comments on Controversies in Hospital Infection Prevention: Were bean sprouts the vehicle for E. coli O104:H4?Dan Diekemahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231929371552334184noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066238290370557389.post-58792933495534463102011-06-06T10:25:26.797-05:002011-06-06T10:25:26.797-05:00Even if they weren't contaminated, does anyone...Even if they weren't contaminated, does anyone even like them? I'm a vegetarian and they don't do anything for me.Mike Edmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722011490008008883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066238290370557389.post-3826477105640688052011-06-06T10:19:52.437-05:002011-06-06T10:19:52.437-05:00I was suspicious that this was going to be linked ...I was suspicious that this was going to be linked to sprouts given that adults seemed to be at higher risk. Kids are too smart to eat a useless spout. It reminds me of the outbreak almost 15 years ago in Michigan and Virginia that we used at Maryland to teach outbreak investigation to medical students. You can read about the 1997 outbreak here:<br /><br />http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00048994.htm<br /><br />You'll notice a summer seasonal occurance with both outbreaks...<br /><br />Update: It looks like initial tests on sprouts are negative. Which doesn't mean much.<br />http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/world/europe/07germany.html<br /><br /><br />I do agree with the Guardian commentary that bean sprouts should be treated like raw oysters:<br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/06/bean-sprouts-e-coli-germanyEli Perencevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131155100606411030noreply@blogger.com