A review of enteric outbreaks in child care centers: Effective infection control recommendations

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 24-32

  Lee, Marilyn B ^a   Greig, Judy D ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; LITERATURE REVIEW;

DAY CARE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H-;

EID: 55349134858     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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