An outbreak of salmonella serotype Saintpaul in a children's hospital

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 671-676

  Bornemann, Rena ^a   Zerr, Danielle M ^a,b   Heath, Joan ^a   Koehler, Jane ^d   Grandjean, Marcus ^d   Pallipamu, Ravi ^e   Duchin, Jeff ^c,d  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0036845227     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501992     Document Type: Article

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