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OBJECTIVES To identify risk factors for sporadic cases of Campylobacter infection in children aged 14 years. METHODS We performed an age-matched, case-control study. Cases were residents of Lleida Health Region aged 6 months to 14 years old with diarrhea and positive stool isolation for Campylobacter. Information was gathered by telephone using a structured questionnaire on individual suscept...

This study evaluated the efficacy of organic acids applied singly or in combination as postlethality dips to sliced uncured turkey deli loaves to inhibit the growth of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) Scott A. Treatments consisted of sodium lactate (SL; 3.6%), potassium lactate (PL; 3.6%), sodium citrate (SC; 0.75%), a combination of SL and sodium diacetate (SDA; 0.25%), and a combination of SL/PL/S...

There are approximately 1.4 million Salmonella infections annually in the US. PulseNet USA detects multi-state and regional clusters and outbreaks by the use of pulsefield gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of foodborne pathogens, and assists in the investigation of potential common source outbreaks. On July 14, 2004, PA Department of Health noted a cluster of Salmonella Javiana cases in PA involving f...

Preferences of different oil palm crosses in the station of Pobè in Benin were tested on Coelaenomenodera lameensis by monitoring the natural population for 7 consecutive years. Experiments monitoring of developmental stages of the insect were performed on material types Elaeis guineensis and Elaeis oleifera. Observations were performed every two weeks on leaves of different ranks (25, 17 or 9)...

The; patient, a widow aged 55 years, entered the hospital with a chronic inflammatory mass ?f many years' standing and a fonl smelling leukorrhcea. She had been treated elsewhere Wlth Snlfarsenol for syphilis and we discovered a slightly positive Wassermann reaction. Cervical smear was positive for gonococci. Hysterectomy with removal of adnexa was advised, but at operation, on separation of co...