An outbreak of Bacillus cereus implicating a part-time Banquet caterer

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 353-355

  Gaulin, Colette ^a   Viger, Yv Bonnier ^a   Fillion, Lise ^a  

^a Centre de Recherche de la Direction Régionale de la Santé Publique   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; POTATO; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0036749975     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404568     Document Type: Article

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