A foodborne outbreak of brucellosis at a police station cafeteria, Lima, Peru

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 552-558

  Román, Karina ^a   Castillo, Rosa ^c   Gilman, Robert H ^d   Calderón, Maritza ^a   Vivar, Aldo ^e   Céspedes, Manuel ^f   Smits, Henk L ^g   Meléndez, Paolo ^b   Gotuzzo, Eduardo ^h   Guerra, Humberto ^h   Maves, Ryan C ^c,i   Matthias, Michael A ^j   Vinetz, Joseph M ^k   Saito, Mayuko ^a,b,k  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b ASOCIACIÓN BENÉFICA PRISMA   (Peru)

^c Peru   (Peru)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL NACIONAL ARZOBISPO LOAYZA   (Peru)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Peru)

^g ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^h INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

ⁱ NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CHEESE; CHILL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAIRY PRODUCT; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYALGIA; PERU; SWEATING; TANDEM REPEAT; ANIMAL; CONTACT EXAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD POISONING; GENETICS; GOAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PASTEURIZATION; POLICE; TIME;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CHEESE; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; GOATS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PASTEURIZATION; PERU; POLICE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877100363     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0606     Document Type: Article

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