Last November, 91 people who ate meals served at a hotel

Last updated: 7/30/2022

Last November, 91 people who ate meals served at a hotel restaurant in Las Vegas developed gastroenteritis with a fever 2-3 days after eating. Fifteen people were hospitalized. Epidemiologists reviewed the menu and interviewed the patients to discover all of them had eaten a potato salad with hollandaise sauce made with butter, lemon and raw egg yolks. What is the most likely cause of this gastroenteritis? Food-borne intoxication with Salmonella Food-borne infection with Escherichia coli O157:H7 Botulism Food-borne infection with Listeria monocytogenes Food-borne infection with Salmonella