National laboratory surveillance of enteric pathogens

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 133-136

  Ng, Lai King ^a,b   Khakhria, Rasik ^a   Woodward, David ^a   Johnson, Wendy ^a  

^a LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER; CANADA; CHOLERA; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH SURVEY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SALMONELLOSIS; SHIGELLOSIS; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 0030812499     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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