An outbreak of febrile gastroenteritis associated with delicatessen meat contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 943-949

  Frye, Douglas M ^a   Zweig, Rachael ^a   Sturgeon, Joan ^a   Tormey, Michael ^a   LeCavalier, Michelle ^a   Lee, Irene ^a   Lawani, Leonard ^a   Mascola, Laurene ^a  

^a LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROENTERITIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MALE; MEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; FEMALE; FEVER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MALE; MEAT PRODUCTS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037108595     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342582     Document Type: Article

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