A child with Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi B infection acquired from a fish tank [1]

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 180, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 250-

  Senanayake, Sanjaya N ^a   Ferson, Mark J ^a   Botham, Susan J ^a   Belinfante, Roslyn T ^a  

^a Southern Sydney Public Health Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIARRHEA; FECES CULTURE; FEVER; FISH; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SALMONELLOSIS; SEROTYPE; TANK; VOMITING;

EID: 1542330070     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05896.x     Document Type: Letter

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