Outbreak of Escherichi.a coli O157:H7 infections associated with nonintact blade-tenderized frozen steaks sold by door-to-door vendors

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1198-1202

  Laine, Ellen Swanson ^a   Scheftel, Joni M ^a   Boxrud, David J ^b   Vought, Kevin J ^c   Danila, Richard N ^a   Elfering, Kevin M ^d   Smith, Kirk E ^a  

^a Acute Disease Investigation and Control Section   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Laboratory Services Division   (United States)

^d MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; MEAT; MINNESOTA;

EID: 20044363526     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.6.1198     Document Type: Article

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