Microbial, nutritional and physical quality of commercial and hospital prepared tube feedings in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 331-341

  Mokhalalati, Jalal K ^a   Druyan, Mary E ^b   Shott, Susan B ^c   Comer, Gail M ^d  

^a Global Nutr/Healthcare Consulting   (Canada)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATERING SERVICE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEMENTAL DIET; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OSMOLALITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA; SAUDI ARABIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TUBE FEEDING; VISCOSITY;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD, FORMULATED; HUMANS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SAUDI ARABIA; VISCOSITY;

EID: 1842637747     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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