Restaurant Salmonella enteritidis outbreak associated with an asymptomatic infected food worker

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2332-2336

  Hedican, Erin ^a   Hooker, Carol ^b   Jenkins, Timothy ^c   Medus, Carlota ^a   Jawahir, Selina ^a   Leano, Fe ^a   Smith, Kirk ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Hennepin County Community Health   (United States)

^c City of Minneapolis Public Works Dep   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 70449562412     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.11.2332     Document Type: Article

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