Food poisoning caused by scombroids: A case-control study

• Main Authors: Gil Rodríguez-Caravaca (Author), Ana I. Hijas-Gómez (Author), Miguel Á. Tejedor-Alonso (Author), Juan A. Del- (Author), Alberto Delgado-Iribarren (Author), José F. Valverde-Cánovas (Author), Ángel Gil- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study is to report the epidemiological characteristics of a food poisoning outbreak due to scombroid fish in a hospital. A case-control study (1:4) was conducted. Patients either symptomatic of food poisoning (cases) or asymptomatic (controls) eating at the hospital cafeteria were in...