Sensitive populations: Who is at the greatest risk?

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 113-123

  Gerba, Charles P ^a   Rose, Joan B ^b   Haas, Charles N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Enteric viruses; Foodborne; Immunocompromised; Risk assessment; Sensitive populations; Waterborne

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROENTERITIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIFESPAN; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS INFECTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 0030174232     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1605(96)00996-8     Document Type: Article

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