An outbreak of Salmonella hadar associated with food consumption at a building site canteen

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 99-106

  Faustini, Annunziata ^a,e   Sangalli, Massimo ^a   Fantasia, Mirella ^b   Manganello, Rosa ^c   Mattaccini, Eva ^c   Trippanera, Rita ^d   Spera, Domenico ^d   La Rosa, Ugo ^d   Topi, Maria T ^c   Forastiere, Francesco ^a   Perucci, Carlo A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b National Health Institute   (Italy)

^c Lazio Public Health Laboratory   (Italy)

^d Lazio Local Health Unit   (Italy)

^e Regional Health Authority   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disease outbreaks; Food handling; Foodborne infections; Gastroenteritis; Salmonealla; Salmonella hadar

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTRUCTION WORK; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS;

EID: 6844255893     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007411223694     Document Type: Article

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