Comparing serologic response against enteric pathogens with reported diarrhea to assess the impact of improved household drinking water quality

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 136-141

  Crump, John A ^a,d   Mendoza, Carlos E ^b   Priest, Jeffrey W ^a   Glass, Roger I ^c   Monroe, Stephan S ^c   Dauphin, Leslie A ^c   Bibb, William F ^a   Lopez, M Beatriz ^b   Alvarez, Maricruz ^b   Mintz, Eric D ^a   Luby, Stephen P ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; DRINKING WATER; ESCHERICHIA COLI ENTEROTOXIN; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; DISINFECTION; FLOCCULATION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; RANDOMIZATION; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WATER SUPPLY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; NOROVIRUS;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GUATEMALA; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NOROVIRUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34548808541     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.136     Document Type: Article

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