Yersinia enterocolitica gastroenteritis among infants exposed to chitterlings - Chicago, Illinois, 2002

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 52, Issue 40, 2003, Pages 956-958

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FOOD POISONING; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; SWINE; UNITED STATES; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIOSIS;

ANIMALS; CHICAGO; FOOD POISONING; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MEAT; MEAT PRODUCTS; SWINE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 0141957209     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (5)

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