Domestic kitchen risk factors of listeriosis among older-adult consumers

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Author
Evans, Ellen W.
Date
2016-03Type
Article
Publisher
Society for Applied Microbiology
ISSN
1479-2699
Embargoed until
2100-01-01
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Listeriosis associated with older-adult consumers
Listeria monocytogenes, the causative agent of human
listeriosis, is reported to be associated with the highest
hospitalization (<95%) and mortality rates (<41%)
of foodborne pathogens in the UK. Due to its
characteristics of being a psychrotrophic mesophile
and a facultative anaerobe, L. monocytogenes has
the ability to survive and grow at refrigeration
temperatures in vacuum packed food. Extended
storage times may allow high numbers to be reached.
Consequently, ready-to-eat (RTE) food products that
have refrigerated extended shelf-life are commonly
associated with listeriosis.
Journal/conference proceeding
Microbiologist;
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Article published in Microbiologist - full version available via http://www.sfam.org.uk/
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