Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated From Infant Feeding Teats: Contamination of teats used by illiterate and educated nursing mothers in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

American Journal of Diseases of Children

Volumn 136, Issue 8, 1982, Pages 672-674

  Elegbe, Isaac A ^a   Ojofeitimi, Ebenezer O ^a   Elegbe, Iyabode ^a   Akinola, Margaret O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EDUCATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD INTAKE; IN VITRO STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA; BOTTLE FEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; NIGERIA; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; STERILIZATION;

EID: 0019958792     PISSN: 00968994     EISSN: 23742976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1982.03970440016004     Document Type: Article

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