Scombroid fish poisoning after eating seared tuna

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 382-384

  Codori, Nancy ^a   Marinopoulos, Spyridon ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish; Food safety; Foodborne illness; Reportable illness; Scombroid poisoning

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; HISTAMINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; FLUSHING; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; HEADACHE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; TUNA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; MARINE TOXINS; RESTAURANTS; SEAFOOD; TUNA;

EID: 77953362138     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181be29af     Document Type: Article

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