Food Poisoning

Other Bacterial GastroenteritidesContamination with Esch. coli, P. vulgaris, A. aerogenes or Cl. perfringens, organisms ordinarily considered nonpathogenic by the oral route, has been implicated in food-poisoning outbreaks. The rate rarely exceeds 2 or 3 per cent of the annual total cases of food poisoning, but the outbreaks may involve large numbers of victims. No particular food seems to be responsible, nor do the outbreaks follow a seasonal pattern. With few exceptions the true etiologic significance of the bacteria incriminated has never been satisfactorily proved. Dack12 has dealt with this problem fully, so that attention is called only to . . .