An extensive outbreak of staphylococcal food poisoning due to low-fat milk in Japan: Estimation of enterotoxin A in the incriminated milk and powdered skim milk

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-40

  Asao, T ^a   Kumeda, Y ^a   Kawai, T ^a   Shibata, T ^a   Oda, H ^a   Haruki, K ^b   Nakazawa, H ^b   Kozaki, S ^c  

^a OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MILK FAT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DAIRY PRODUCT; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PASTEURIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTEROTOXINS; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; SEASONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL FOOD POISONING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0037326476     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268802007951     Document Type: Article

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