Virological evaluation of domestic water purification devices commonly used in India emphasizes inadequate quality and need for virological standards

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 885-891

  Verma, Vikram ^a   Arankalle, Vidya A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatitis E virus; India; Virological evaluation; Water purifier

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHLORINE; IODINE; POLYESTER;

DRINKING WATER; HEPATITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STANDARD (REFERENCE); VIRUS; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ENTERIC VIRUS; EVALUATION RESEARCH; FILTRATION; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; INDIA; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PURIFIER;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; INDIA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 68949113715     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02318.x     Document Type: Article

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