Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium associated with ground beef served at a school potluck

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 666-670

  McLaughlin, Joseph B ^a   Castrodale, Louisa J ^a   Gardner, Michael J ^b   Ahmed, Rafiq ^c   Gessner, Bradford D ^a  

^a Alaska Department Health and Social Services   (United States)

^b Alaska Department Environmental Conservation   (United States)

^c LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 33644892471     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.3.666     Document Type: Article

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