A Large Outbreak of Foodborne Infection Attributed toProvidencia alcalifaciens
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A large outbreak of foodborne infection attributed to Providencia alcalifaciens.
The enteropathogenicity of Providencia alcalifaciens, a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae, has not yet been well established. In November 1996, a large outbreak of foodborne infection occurred in Fukui, Japan. In this study, the etiology of the outbreak was investigated. No other recognized enteropathogens were detected in patient fecal samples, but P. alcalifaciens was detected in 7 of 1...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0022-1899,1537-6613
DOI: 10.1086/323458