Distribution of Salmonella enterica isolates from human cases in Italy, 1980 to 2011

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 18, Issue 27, 2013, Pages

  Graziani, C ^a   Mughini Gras, L ^a   Owczarek, S ^a   Dionisi, A M ^a   Luzzi, I ^a   Busani, L ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA INFANTIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLOSIS; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 84880012846     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.7.20519     Document Type: Article

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