Food-borne disease outbreaks due to bacteria in Taiwan, 1986 to 1995

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1260-1262

  Pan, Tzu Ming ^a   Wang, Tien Kuei ^a   Lee, Chih Lung ^a   Chien, Shi Wern ^b   Horng, Chi Byi ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^b Executive Yuan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAIWAN; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 0030974049     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1260-1262.1997     Document Type: Article

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