Prevalence of staphylococcus aureus and intestinal parasites among food handlers in sanliurfa, southeastern anatolia

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 518-523

  Simsek, Zeynep ^a   Koruk, Ibrahim ^a   Copur, Aysegul Cicek ^b   Gürses, Gulcan ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Sanliurfa State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Food handlers; Intestinal parasites; Sanliurfa; Staphylococcus aureus carriage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449092235     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181aa2814     Document Type: Article

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