Infection and food: A factor in sudden infant death syndrome?

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 66-75

  Pearce, Jane L ^a   Luke, Richard K J ^a   Bettelheim, Karl A ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Dept Microbiol I   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacterial toxin; Beef; Risk factor; SIDS; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

BEEF CATTLE; FOOD SAFETY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MEAT; POULTRY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 4344635479     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsim.2004.06.017     Document Type: Article

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