Association of Laribacter hongkongensis in community-acquired gastroenteritis with travel and eating fish: A multicentre case-control study

Lancet

Volumn 363, Issue 9425, 2004, Pages 1941-1947

  Woo, Patrick C Y ^a   Lau, Susanna K P ^a   Teng, Jade L L ^a   Que, Tak Lun ^b   Yung, Raymond W H ^c   Luk, Wei Kwang ^d   Lai, Raymond W M ^e   Hui, Wai Ting ^a   Wong, Samson S Y ^a   Yau, Hon Hung ^b   Yuen, Kwok Yung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d TSEUNG KWAN O HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROENTERITIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE; LARIBACTER HONGKONENSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKET; MEAT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOTYPING; SAMPLE; TRAVEL;

EID: 2942601556     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16407-6     Document Type: Article

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