Prevalence of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus and Shigella spp. in some raw street vended Indian foods

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-156

  Ghosh, Moushumi ^a   Wahi, Sidhi ^a   Kumar, Mukesh ^a   Ganguli, Abhijit ^a  

^a THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Raw foods; Shigella spp.; Staphylococcus aureus; Street vended

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIUM; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DRINKING WATER; FOOD MARKET; FOOD POISONING; FOOD QUALITY; HYGIENE; URBAN POLLUTION; URBANIZATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; ENTEROTOXIGENIC STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; FOOD ANALYSIS; HYGIENE; INDIA; SANITATION; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

COMMERCE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; INDIA; SEASONS; SHIGELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ASIA; DELHI; EURASIA; INDIA; NEW DELHI; PATIALA; PUNJAB [INDIA]; SOUTH ASIA;

CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; SHIGELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34447120328     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120701219204     Document Type: Article

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