Prevalence of food-borne pathogens and growth potential of Salmonella in weaning foods from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 215-218

  Erku, W A ^a   Ashenafi, M ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; PATHOGEN; WEANING;

ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CEREAL; ETHIOPIA; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD POISONING; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; OUTPATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS CEREUS; CEREALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; MALE; MILK; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; WEANING;

ETHIOPIA;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031769315     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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