title: Listeriosis: a primer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. bob.bortolussi@iwk.nshealth.ca
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bortolussi
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D005511:Food Handling / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008462:Meat-Packing Industry / Q000592:standards; D018570:Risk Assessment
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