An outbreak of febrile gastroenteritis associated with corn contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 342, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 1236-1241

  Aureli, Paolo ^a   Fiorucci, Giovanni Carlo ^b   Caroli, Daniela ^c   Marchiaro, Giovanna ^d   Novara, Oreste ^e   Leone, Leonello ^b   Salmaso, Stefania ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Azienda Regionale Protez Ambientale   (Italy)

^d MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Ospedale San Croce   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CORN; FEVER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEVER; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; ITALY; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034720226     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200004273421702     Document Type: Article

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