A large community outbreak of salmonellosis caused by intentional contamination of restaurant salad bars

JAMA

Volumn 278, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 389-395

  Török, Thomas J ^a,d   Tauxe, Robert V ^a   Wise, Robert P ^a,c   Livengood, John R ^a   Sokolow, Robert ^b   Mauvais, Steven ^b   Birkness, Kristin A ^a   Skeels, Michael R ^b   Horan, John M ^a   Foster, Laurence R ^b  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CRIME; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLOSIS;

EID: 1842332651     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.278.5.389     Document Type: Article

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