The growing threat of foodborne bacterial enteropathogens of animal origin

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1353-1361

  DuPont, Herbert L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MC 1 164 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS; ANIMAL DISEASE; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FOOD CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PLANTS, EDIBLE; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS;

EID: 36048962252     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/522662     Document Type: Review

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