Food handlers as potential sources of dissemination of virulent strains of Staphylococcus aureus in the community

Food handlers may constitute a reservoir of virulent strains of Staphy-lococcus aureus and may be vehicles of their transmission to food.One hundred and sixty-two volunteers were assessed for the presence of S. aureuson the hands and in the nose. S. aureus was isolated by routine procedures, and the...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Castro, A. (author)
Outros Autores: Santos, C. (author), Meireles, H. (author), Silva, Joana (author), Teixeira, Paula (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2016
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/19880
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/19880