Risk factors for abundance of shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli in sewage water;Risikofaktoren der belastung durch shigatoxin-produzierende Escherichia coli (STEC) in kläranlagen

Gesundheitswesen

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 858-861

  Burckhardt, F ^a,d   Heissenhuber A ^a   Morlock, G ^a   Busch, U ^a   Schindler, P ^a   Fruth, A ^b   Ammon, A ^b,c   Wildner, M ^b  

^a BAYERISCHES LANDESAMT FÜR GESUNDHEIT UND LEBENSMITTELSICHERHEIT   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^d Bayer Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

EHEC; Risk factor; Sewage; Shiga toxin; STEC

Indexed keywords

RAIN; SHIGA TOXIN; SURFACE WATER; VEROTOXIN 1; VEROTOXIN 2;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; GERMANY; INFECTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; URBAN AREA; WATER SAMPLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GERMANY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEWAGE; SHIGA TOXINS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 30344472388     PISSN: 09413790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-858900     Document Type: Article

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