A Descriptive Study of Human Salmonella Serotype Typhimurium Infections Reported in Ontario from 1990 to 1997
Author(s) -
Michael W Ford,
Agricola Odoi,
Shan E. Majowicz,
Pascal Michel,
Dean Middleton,
Bruce Ciebin,
Kathryn Doré,
Scott A. McEwen,
Jeffery A Aramini,
Shelley L. Deeks,
Frances Jamieson,
Rafiq Ahmed,
Frank G. Rodgers,
Jeff Wilson
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-1493
pISSN - 1712-9532
DOI - 10.1155/2003/936084
Subject(s) - serotype , salmonella , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , virology , bacteria , genetics
Salmonella infections cause gastrointestinal and systemic diseases worldwide and are the leading causes of food-borne illnesses in North America (1-4). Salmonella serotype typhimurium (ST), in particular, is increasingly becoming a major public health concern because of its ability to acquire multiple resistant genes (5,6).
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