Coliform contamination of vegetables obtained from popular restaurants in Guadalajara, Mexico, and Houston, Texas.
Food is the primary vehicle of transmission for traveler's diarrhea. We evaluated coliform contamination of vegetables from popular restaurants in Guadalajara, Mexico, and Houston, Texas. Contamination of vegetables in Guadalajara restaurants was widespread. Prevention of traveler's diarrhea by avoidance of "high-risk" foods may be unsuccessful, because contamination of foods may occur regardless of how they are prepared.
Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Hoonmo L
HL
Koo
Zhi-Dong
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Jiang
Eric
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Brown
Coralith
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Garcia
Huibin
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Qi
Herbert L
HL
Dupont
D003906:Developing Countries; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000378:metabolism; D005511:Food Handling; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D012147:Restaurants; D012307:Risk Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013781:Texas; D014195:Travel; D014675:Vegetables / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000382:microbiology*; D014774:Virulence
D004768:Enterotoxins