AUTHOR=Grouteau Gaspard , Mignonat Cédric , Marchou Bruno , Martin-Blondel Guillaume , Glass Olivier , Roubaud-Baudron Claire , Lansalot-Matras Pauline , Alik Simon , Balardy Laurent , De Nadaï Thomas , Bénéjat Lucie , Jehanne Quentin , Le Coustumier Alain , Lehours Philippe 

TITLE=Campylobacter fetus foodborne illness outbreak in the elderly

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology

VOLUME=Volume 14 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1194243

DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2023.1194243

ISSN=1664-302X

ABSTRACT=In June 2021, a cluster of 7 cases of Campylobacter fetus infections occurred in a rehabilitation center, and caused significant morbidity in elderly patients including 5 with bacteremia and 2 with osteoarticular medical device infections. The genetic identity identified by whole genome sequencing of the different Campylobacter fetus strains confirms a common source. This foodborne illness outbreak may have resulted from consumption of unpasteurized dairy products, a cow's raw milk cheese resulting from a farm to fork strategy.