title: Microbiological food safety and a low-microbial diet to protect vulnerable people.
abstract: Low-microbial diets are advised by many institutions for people with neutropenia resulting from treatment with immunosuppressive drugs or medical conditions that increase their susceptibility to foodborne disease. In this article, the main microbiological hazards associated with foods are outlined, and a low-microbial diet in which higher-risk foods are replaced by lower-risk foods is described.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Food Research , Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, United Kingdom .
authors.forename: Barbara M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Lund
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000382:microbiology*; D057141:Food, Preserved / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000382:microbiology*; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D035862:Vulnerable Populations
chemical_list: D060766:Drinking Water