Bacterial food-borne illness outbreaks in northern Taiwan, 1995-2001

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 146-151

  Su, Hsun Pi ^a   Chiu, Shiou Ing ^a   Tsai, Jin Lai ^a   Lee, Chih Lung ^a   Pan, Tzu Ming ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Food borne illness outbreak; Salmonella; Staphylococcus aureus; Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 21644467276     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-005-0383-1     Document Type: Article

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