An outbreak of food poisoning in Tamil Nadu associated with Yersinia enterocolitica

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 106, Issue NOV., 1997, Pages 465-468

  Abraham, Mathew ^a   Pai, Madhukar ^a   Kang, Gagandeep ^a   Asokan, G V ^a   Magesh, S R ^a   Bhattacharji, Sara ^a   Ramakrishna, B S ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Food poisoning; India; Outbreak; Yersinia enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; DRINKING WATER;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOTYPOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; EATING; FECES CULTURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INDIA; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE; SEROTYPE; WATER ANALYSIS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD POISONING; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 0030825899     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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