Use of quantitative microbial risk assessment when investigating foodborne illness outbreaks: The example of a monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium 4,5,12: I : - Outbreak implicating beef burgers

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 471-478

  Guillier, Laurent ^a   Danan, Corinne ^a   Bergis, Hélène ^a   Delignette Muller, Marie Laure ^b,c   Granier, Sophie ^a   Rudelle, Sylvie ^a   Beaufort, Annie ^a   Brisabois, Anne ^a  

^a FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Dose response; Outbreak investigation; Salmonellosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEEF BURGER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EPIDEMIC; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLOSIS; SEROTYPING;

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 84884391514     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.08.006     Document Type: Article

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