Mary Mallon (1869-1938) and the history of typhoid fever

Annals of Gastroenterology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 132-134

  Marineli, Filio ^a   Tsoucalas, Gregory ^a   Karamanou, Marianna ^a   Androutsos, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carrier; Mary Mallon; New York; Salmonella; Typhoid fever

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE; METHENAMINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; EPIDEMIC; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL ETHICS; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALMONELLA TYPHI; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 84875988926     PISSN: 11087471     EISSN: 17927463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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