Prevalence and antimicrobial-resistance of pseudomonas aeruginosa in swimming pools and hot tubs

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 554-564

  Lutz, Jonathan K ^a   Lee, Jiyoung ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Hot tub; Indoor recreational water; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Swimming pool

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFPODOXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; NITROFURANTOIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; TIMENTIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOSURVEILLANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; SPECIES ENDEMICITY; SWIMMING POOL; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 79953283744     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8020554     Document Type: Article

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