Scope and frequency of enteric bacterial pathogens isolated from HIV/AIDS patients and their household drinking water in Limpopo Province

Water SA

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 539-548

  Obi, C L ^a   Ramalivhana, J ^b   Momba, M N B ^c   Igumbor, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^c TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Drinking water; Enteric bacteria; HIV AIDS; Household; Pathogens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENS; PATIENT TREATMENT; POTABLE WATER;

DIARRHOEA; HIV/AIDS; HOUSEHOLD; PLESIOMONAS SHIGELLOIDES;

WATER ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENS; PATIENT TREATMENT; POTABLE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DRINKING WATER; FECAL COLIFORM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MORBIDITY; PATHOGEN; RURAL POPULATION;

AFRICA; LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AEROMONAS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PLESIOMONAS SHIGELLOIDES; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA;

EID: 34547093855     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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