Food-and waterborne disease outbreaks in Australian long-term care facilities, 2001-2008

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 133-139

  Kirk, Martyn D ^a,b   Lalor, Karin ^b   Raupach, Jane ^c   Combs, Barry ^b   Stafford, Russell ^b   Hall, Gillian V ^a   Becker, Niels ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b OzFoodNet   (Australia)

^c SA Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DEATH; EPIDEMIC; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOGN TERM CARE FACILITY; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS; WATER INTOXICATION;

AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; RISK FACTORS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; NOROVIRUS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 78651271701     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2010.0648     Document Type: Article

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