Are there opportunistic bacterial infections from drinking water?;Y a-t-il des infections bactériennes opportunistes transmises par les eaux d'alimentation?

Journal Europeen d'Hydrologie

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-44

  Leclerc, Henri ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Drinking water; HPC (Heterotrophic Plate Count); Isk assessment; Natural mineral water; Opportunistic bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EUROPE;

AEROMONAS; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0041877365     PISSN: 10236368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/water/20033401011     Document Type: Review

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