Comparison of methods of sampling for Toxocara species and fecal coliforms in an outdoor day care environment

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 149-156

  Carabin, Hélène ^a,b   Gyorkos, Theresa W ^a   Kokoskin, Evelyne ^a   Payment, Pierre ^a   Joseph, Lawrence ^a   Soto, Julio ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contamination; Day care centre; Environment; Fecal coliforms; Methodology; Toxocara species

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CANADA; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DAY CARE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; RECREATION; SAMPLING; SAND; TOXOCARA;

EID: 0031877919     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1998/613048     Document Type: Article

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