Epidemiology of foodborne botulism in Romania 1980-2009

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 907-911

  Neghina, Adriana Maria ^a   Neghina, Raul ^a  

^a VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN B; BOTULINUM TOXIN E;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CANNED FOOD; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROMANIA; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BOTULINUM TOXINS; BOTULISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; GASTRIC JUICE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MEAT PRODUCTS; MIDDLE AGED; ROMANIA;

EID: 79960492554     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: 15567125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2010.0812     Document Type: Article

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