Towards standard methods for the detection of Cryptosporidium parvum on lettuce and raspberries. Part 2: Validation

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 222-228

  Cook, N ^a   Paton, C A ^b   Wilkinson, N ^a   Nichols, R A B ^b   Barker, K ^a   Smith, H V ^b  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium parvum; Detection method; Lettuce; Raspberries; Validation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LABORATORY; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PROTOZOON; RASPBERRY; REPEAT PROCEDURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; FRUIT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; LETTUCE; OOCYSTS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; LACTUCA; PROTOZOA; RUBUS GLAUCUS;

EID: 33744513351     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2005.12.014     Document Type: Article

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