Nasal carriage of enterotoxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus among restaurant workers in Kuwait city

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 319-322

  Al Bustan, M A ^a   Udo, E E ^a   Chugh, T D ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN B;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CATERING SERVICE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KUWAIT; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029898580     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0950268800052638     Document Type: Article

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