| Document ID (ISN) | 33986 |
| CIS number |
80-1443 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1775-8785 - Archives des maladies professionnelles |
| Year |
1979 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Audibert E., Mehl J. |
| Title |
Exceptional occupational contamination in slaughterhouse personnel: Meningitis due to streptococcus R |
| Original title |
Une contamination professionnelle exceptionnelle parmi le personnel des abattoirs: la méningite par streptocoque R. [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 1979, Vol.40, No.11, p.1019-1021. |
| Abstract |
A case of streptococcal meningitis occurring in the swine slaughtering section of an abattoir is reported. Inoculation could have occurred through an open wound or by oral contamination. Prevention measures recommended are: veterinary inspection; general hygiene of swine slaughterhouse premises; personal hygiene. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
meningitis; slaughtering; streptococcal infections |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; contamination; personal hygiene; swine |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Food, beverage and tobacco industries
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Diseases of the nervous system
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