Cutaneous infection in meatworkers
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Cutaneous infection in meatworkers.
Cutaneous infections occurring in abattoir workers are an under-recognized cause of occupational morbidity. This study examined the incident rates of cutaneous infection in a medium sized metropolitan abattoir in Adelaide, South Australia. The results show that cutaneous infections are common (0.65 per 1,000 working days) and that there exists an association between the nature of the work task ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational Medicine
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0962-7480,1471-8405
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/47.4.197