Comparison of methods to analyse imprecise faecal coliform count data from environmental samples

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 181-190

  Carabin, H ^a,b,c   Gyorkos, T W ^a,b   Joseph, L ^a,b   Payment, P ^d   Soto, J C ^e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^e Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CHILD; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HAND; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONHUMAN; RECREATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SAND; STANDARD; TEACHER;

CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FECES; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; QUEBEC; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0034997023     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268801005222     Document Type: Article

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