Prevalence of staphylococcus aureus contamination among food handlers in Chile;Prevalencia de Staphylococcus aureus en manipuladores de alimentos de una Universidad de la Región Metropolitana

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 124, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1142-1146

  Soto C, Anita ^a,b   Saldías M, María Esther ^a   Oviedo H, Pilar ^a   Fernández C, Mariana ^a  

^a Médico Veterinario ^*

^b Depto de Medicina Preventiva Animal   (Chile)

Author keywords

Carrier State; Food handling; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; CHILE; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNIVERSITY; URBAN POPULATION;

CARRIER STATE; CHILE; ENTEROTOXINS; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNIVERSITIES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0030225181     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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