Survival of Shigella dysenteriae type 1 on fomites

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 177-182

  Islam, M S ^a   Hossain, M A ^a   Khan, S I ^a   Khan, M N H ^a   Sack, R B ^a   Albert, M J ^a   Huq, A ^a   Colwell, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillary; Bangladesh; Diagnosis; Disease transmission; Dysentery; Laboratory; Shigella dysenteriae

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GLASS; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLOSIS; WOOD;

BANGLADESH; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE;

EID: 0035183782     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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