Diagnosis and epidemiological investigation of an outbreak of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning;Diagnóstico e investigación epidemiológica de un brote de toxiinfección alimentaria causado por Clostridium perfringens

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 117-122

  Carlos Sanz, Juan ^a   Felicitas Domínguez, María ^a   Jesús Sagües, María ^a   Fernández, Marisa ^a   Feito, Ricardo ^a   Noguerales, Rosa ^a   Asensio, ángel ^a   Fernández de la Hoz, Karoline ^a  

^a Consejería de Sanidad Comunidad de Madrid ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Enterotoxin; Feces; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOXIN, CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CATTLE; CHEESE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; EPIDEMIC; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK; SPAIN; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CATTLE; CHEESE; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; MEAT; ODDS RATIO; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; RESTAURANTS; SPAIN;

EID: 0036519102     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0213-005X(02)72761-4     Document Type: Article

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