The prevalence of intestinal parasites and nasal S. aureus carriage among food handlers

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 64-65

  Gündüz, Turan ^a   Limoncu, M Emin ^b   Çümen, Sedat ^b   Ari, Ali ^b   Etiz, Serdaǧ ^b   Tay, Ziya ^b  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HYGIENE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARRIER STATE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PREVALENCE; RESTAURANTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TURKEY;

EURASIA; MANISA; TURKEY;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 44649106365     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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