Meningitis, sepsis and endocarditis among workers occupationally exposed to pigs

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 437-439

  Petersen, R ^a   Hannerz, H ^b   Tuchsen F ^b   Egerton, J R ^c  

^a SLAGELSE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health risks; Occupational exposure; Pigs; Streptococcus suis; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052952437     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqr040     Document Type: Article

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