A foodborne outbreak of Salmonella infection due to overproduction of egg-containing foods for a festival

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 817-822

  Camps, N ^a   Domínguez, Angela ^b,c,j,k   Company, M ^a   Perez M ^d,g   Pardos, J ^a   Llobet, T ^e   Usera, M A ^f,j   Salleras, L ^b,c,k   Danes M ^a   Folia, N ^a   Terrades, J ^a   Ullate, J ^a   Bou, M ^h   Figuerola, M ^h   Battle, J ⁱ   Mutje M ⁱ   Torner, N ^j  

^a Department of Health   (Spain)

^b Department of Health ^*  (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d Primary Health Care Center of Torroella de Montgri   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^g Serveis de Salut Integrats Baix Empordà SSIBE   (Spain)

^h Hospital of Palamós   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL JOSEP TRUETA   (Spain)

^j Microbiology Laboratory of Majadahonda   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLOSIS; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; SPAIN;

EID: 26944481461     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268805004504     Document Type: Article

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