Multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium Infection from Milk Contaminated after Pasteurization

摘要

An outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella entericaserotype Typhimurium infections occurred in Pennsylvaniaand New Jersey. A case-control study implicated pasteur-ized milk from a dairy, and an inspection indicated thepotential for contamination after pasteurization. Dairy cattleare the likely reservoir, and milk may be an important vehi-cle of Salmonella transmission to humans