A Nationwide Outbreak of Coconut-associated Paratyphoid A Fever in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 544-548

  Teoh, Y L ^a   Goh, K T ^a   Neo, K S ^a   Yeo, M ^b  

^a 21 00 Environment Building   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Epidemiological investigation; Imported food; Prevention and control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COCONUT; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SALMONELLOSIS; SINGAPORE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCOS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARATYPHOID FEVER; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI A; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0031216324     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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