Spread and prevention of some common viral infections in community facilities and domestic homes

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 7-21

  Barker, J ^a   Stevens, D ^b   Bloomfield, S F ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES;

COMMUNITY FACILITIES; CONTAMINATED SURFACES; DISEASE SPREAD; GASTROINTESTINAL; HOSPITAL SETTINGS; HUMAN HEALTH; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; NUMBER OF PEOPLES; VIRAL INFECTIONS;

VIRUSES;

GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYGIENE; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; ROTAVIRUS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3; NORWALK VIRUS; ROTAVIRUS; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0034943676     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2001.01364.x     Document Type: Review

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