Recurrent outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis infections in a Texas restaurant: Phage type 4 arrives in the United States

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-34

  Boyce, T G ^a   Koo, D ^a   Swerdlow, D L ^a   Gomez, T M ^b   Serrano, B ^c   Nickey, L N ^d   Hickman Brenner, F W ^a   Malcolm, G B ^a   Griffin, P M ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^d El Paso City/County Health and Environmental District   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; DISEASE CONTROL; EGG; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029765519     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800001096     Document Type: Article

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