Impact of reduced numbers of isolates phage-typed on the detection of Salmonella outbreaks

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 821-827

  Kafatos, George ^a   Andrews, N ^a   Gillespie, I A ^a   Charlett, A ^a   Adak, G K ^a   De Pinna, E ^a   Threlfall, E J ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detection; Outbreaks; Salmonella; Typing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; UNITED KINGDOM; CLASSIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TIME;

BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67649674633     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268808001234     Document Type: Article

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