A hospital acquired outbreak of Bacillus cereus gastroenteritis, Oman

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 180-186

  Al Abri, Seif S ^a   Al Jardani, Amina K ^a   Al Hosni, Mohammed S ^a   Kurup, Padmamohan J ^b   Al Busaidi, Suleiman ^c   Beeching, Nicholas J ^d  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^b Central Public Health Laboratory ^*

^c Central Public Health Laboratory   (Oman)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Food poisoning; Nosocomial infection; Oman; Outbreak investigation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD POISONING; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION; VOMITING;

ADULT; BACILLUS CEREUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOODBORNE DISEASES; GASTROENTERITIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; OMAN;

EID: 80054036362     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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