Crayfish: A newly recognized vehicle for vibrio infections

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 269-273

  Bean, N H ^a,d   Maloney, E K ^a   Potter, M E ^a   Korazemo, P ^b   Ray, B ^c   Taylor, J P ^c   Seigler, S ^a   Snowden, J ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b Louisiana Dept Hlth and Hospitals   (United States)

^c TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; CRAYFISH; FOOD POISONING; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OYSTER; RISK FACTOR; SEA FOOD; UNITED STATES; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; RISK FACTORS; SHELLFISH; TEXAS; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 0031756509     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268898001381     Document Type: Article

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