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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/16539| Title: | Vibrio parahaemolyticus food poisoning |
| Authors: | Schembri Wismayer, Roy |
| Keywords: | Vibrio parahaemolyticus Seafood poisoning -- Malta -- Case studies Seafood -- Contamination |
| Issue Date: | 1976 |
| Publisher: | The St. Luke`s Hospital Gazette |
| Citation: | Schembri Wismayer, R. (1976). Vibrio parahaemolyticus food poisoning. The St. Luke`s Hospital Gazette, 11(1), 63-64. |
| Abstract: | Vibrio parahaemolyticus is an obligate halophile, with a high alkaline tolerance, typically found in estuaries at temperatures of 20 to 45°C and commonly infecting shell fish, crabs, squids, etc. It is responsible for outbreaks of summer diarrhea in South East Asia, Europe, and around Coasts of Cornwall, but particularly, in Japan, because of take-away meal shops, the short generation time of 10 minutes, the alkaline dishes and raw fish dishes served, and the asymptomatic carriers among food handlers. A case study of a young seaman who was diagnosed with vibrio parahaemolyticus food poisoning is presented and discussed, also emphasizing on the awareness of the microbiologist about its possibility as a cause of food poisoning. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/16539 |
| Appears in Collections: | TSLHG, Volume 11, Issue 1 TSLHG, Volume 11, Issue 1 |
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| Vibrio Parahaemolyticus Food Poisoning.pdf | Published for the Consultant Staff Committee, St. Luke`s Hospital, Malta and the Medical and Dental Surgery Faculties of the Royal University of Malta. | 111.2 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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