Vibrio fluvialis: An unusual enteric pathogen of increasing public health concern

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3628-3643

  Igbinosa, Etinosa O ^a   Okoh, Anthony I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Environmental public health impact; Epidemiology; Vibrio fluvialis

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NORFLOXACIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FOOD HANDLING; HAND WASHING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; RIVER; SEWAGE TREATMENT; VIBRIO FLUVIALIS; VIBRIOSIS; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

VIBRIO FLUVIALIS;

EID: 78649683909     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7103628     Document Type: Review

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