Review of enteric outbreaks in prisons: Effective infection control interventions

Public Health

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 222-228

  Greig, J D ^a   Lee, M B ^b   Harris, J E ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enteric diseases; Prevention; Prison; Recommendations

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; FOOD SAFETY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LITERATURE REVIEW; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTESTINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOROVIRUS; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRISON; RISK REDUCTION; SALMONELLA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WELLBEING;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PRISONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NOROVIRUS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 79954993005     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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