Two Listeria monocytogenes outbreaks in a cancer centre: Onsite food premises and their potential health risk to patients

J Leigh Hobbs; Christina Lee; Brian Thompson; Adrienne Andrew; Christine Navarro; Vinita Dubey; Anne Maki; Adrienne Kong; Meghan Griffin; Kelvin Chau; Allana Murphy; Allana M Murphy; Marina Lombos; Anna Majury; Anna L Majury; Monica Gerrie; Erin Szidonya; Jackson Chung; Omar Ozaldin; Toral Patel; Nicholas J Brandon; Nicholas Brandon; Bryna Warshawsky

doi:10.1186/s12889-023-16371-7

Two Listeria monocytogenes outbreaks in a cancer centre

Onsite food premises and their potential health risk to patients

Bibliographic Data

ID	15378670
Authors	J Leigh Hobbs (0000-0001-8404-514X, Public Health Ontario, corresponding author), Christina Lee (0000-0003-3138-9867, Public Health Ontario), Brian Thompson (0000-0001-9731-306X, Toronto Public Health), Adrienne Andrew (Toronto Public Health), Christine Navarro (0009-0008-1660-6169, University of New Brunswick), Vinita Dubey (0000-0002-3889-9272, Toronto Public Health), Anne Maki (0009-0005-3442-1342, Public Health Ontario), Adrienne Kong (Canadian Food Inspection Agency), Meghan Griffin (Canadian Food Inspection Agency), Kelvin Chau (Canadian Food Inspection Agency), Allana Murphy (Public Health Ontario), Allana M Murphy, Marina Lombos (Public Health Ontario), Anna Majury (0000-0001-7975-8401, Public Health Ontario), Anna L Majury, Monica Gerrie (Public Health Agency of Canada), Erin Szidonya (Public Health Agency of Canada), Jackson Chung (Public Health Ontario), Omar Ozaldin (Toronto Public Health), Toral Patel (0000-0002-8558-7407, Toronto Public Health), Nicholas J Brandon (0000-0002-3917-0096, University of Toronto), Nicholas Brandon, Bryna Warshawsky (0000-0001-9870-1531, Public Health Ontario)
Year	2023
Volume	23
Issue	1
Pages	1443-1443
Publication date	2023-07-28
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	BMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
Publisher	BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI	10.1186/s12889-023-16371-7
PMID	37507665
OpenAlex	W4385349309
Language	EN
References cited	33

When procuring on-site food premises, healthcare facilities and institutions serving individuals with immuno-compromising conditions should consider the potential health risk of foods available to their patient population

Biology · Environmental health · Listeria monocytogenes · Outbreak · Pathology · Population · Premises · Public health · Food Safety and Hygiene · Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety · Medicine · Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology · Virology

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