Human salmonellosis associated with exotic pets

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2786-2790

  Woodward, David L ^a   Khakhria, Rasik ^a   Johnson, Wendy M ^a  

^a LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; HEDGEHOG; HUMAN; INFANT; LIZARD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; SALMONELLOSIS; TURTLE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALIA; ERINACEIDAE; IGUANIA; PETAURUS BREVICEPS; REPTILIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA MANHATTAN; SALMONELLA POONA; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0030859443     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.11.2786-2790.1997     Document Type: Article

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