An outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium at a teaching hospital.
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An outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium infection in December 1996 affected 52 patients, relatives, and staff of a large teaching hospital in southeast Queensland. Assorted sandwiches were identified as the vehicle of transmission. This article describes the outbreak investigation and demonstrates the importance of food hygiene and timely public health interventions.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Infection control and hospital epidemiology
دوره 20 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999