Epidemic Salmonella enteritidis Infection in Los Angeles County, California the Predominance of Phage Type 4

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 126-130

  Passaro, Douglas J ^a,c,d   Reporter, Roshan ^b   Mascola, Laurene ^b   Kilman, Liga ^b   Malcolm, George B ^c   Rolka, Henry ^c   Werner, S Benson ^a   Vugia, Duc J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d Division of Communicable Disease Control   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; EGG; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EGGS; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESTAURANTS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; SEASONS;

EID: 0030238501     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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