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=14

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