17) Ready-To-Eat Shrimp a Threat to Immune-Compromised
[05/23/2002; Reuters Health]
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters Health) - Ready-to-eat shrimp from your
grocer's shelves can contain antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a
Mississippi researcher reported here Wednesday.
And while this shrimp doesn't pose a danger to healthy people,
the findings underscore the fact that people with weak immune
systems should stay away from such prepared food, Gianna Duran
of Mississippi State University told Reuters Health.
She presented her findings here at the American Society for Microbiology's
annual meeting.
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