Epidemiology and risk factors associated to foodborne and infant botulism: Where and when?;Epidemiología y factores de riesgo asociados al botulismo de los alimentos y al botulismo infantil: ¿Dónde y cuándo?

Revista Chilena de Infectologia

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-27

  Tornese, Mariela ^a   Rossi, M Laura ^a   Coca, Florencia ^a   Cricelli, Cecilia ^a   Troncoso, Alcides ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Botulinum infant; Botulism; Botulism clostridium

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

ARGENTINA; BOTULISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 41149098071     PISSN: 07161018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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