Molecular epidemiology and cluster analysis of human listeriosis cases in three U.S. states

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1680-1689

  Sauders, Brian D ^a   Schukken, Ynte ^a   Kornstein, Laura ^b   Reddy, Vasudha ^b   Bannerman, Tammy ^c   Salehi, Ellen ^c   Dumas, Nellie ^d   Anderson, Bridget J ^e   Massey, Jeffrey P ^c   Wiedmann, Martin ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c Department of Health ^*  (United States)

^d WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^e NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 33746228059     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.7.1680     Document Type: Article

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