Affiliations 

  • 1 S.J. Chapman, PhD. Department of Microbiology, University of Liverpool, LIVERPOOL, England, United Kingdom
Med J Malaysia, 1980 Sep;35(1):7-8.
PMID: 7254003

Abstract

A survey of lettuce sold in Penang markets showed them to be heavily contaminated with faecal coliforms and nearly half the samples were positive for Salmonella or Shigella. The use of night soil on these vegetables is a likely cause of gastroenteritis.

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