Food-borne botulism in Argentina

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 250-254

  Rebagliati, Victoria ^a   Philippi, Romina ^a   Tornese, Mariela ^a   Paiva, Analia ^a   Rossi, Laura ^a   Troncoso, Alcides R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Botulism; Clostridium botulinum; Food borne; Infant botulism

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ARGENTINA; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BOTULISM; CANNED FOOD; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EPIDEMIC; FLACCID PARALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

ARGENTINA; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 67649460912     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.120     Document Type: Review

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