Series of incidents of Listeria monocytogenes non-invasive febrile gastroenteritis involving ready-to-eat meats

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 409-413

  Sim, J ^a   Hood, D ^b   Finnie, L ^c   Wilson, M ^d   Graham, C ^e   Brett, M ^f   Hudson, J A ^e  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

^b WAIKATO DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c Public Health South   (New Zealand)

^d MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^e ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^f SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHORESIS; LISTERIA; MEATS;

CLINICAL SAMPLES; FAECAL SAMPLES; FOOD SAMPLES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; L.MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT SAMPLES; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; READY-TO-EAT MEATS; SEROTYPES;

DISEASES;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEVER; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036035528     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2002.01207.x     Document Type: Article

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