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. 1975 Dec;51(602):817–824. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.51.602.817

Food hygiene and travel at sea

Betty C Hobbs, M J Colbourne, P E Mayner
PMCID: PMC2496135  PMID: 1208291

Abstract

The incidence of gastroenteritis on a passenger ship is reviewed and discussed in relation to the agents of infection from stool specimens, the bacteriological condition of food samples, and the practice of galley hygiene.

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