Are microbial indicators and pathogens correlated? A statistical analysis of 40 years of research

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 265-278

  Wu, J ^a   Long, S C ^b   Das, D ^c   Dorner, S M ^d  

^a IL   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN STATE LABORATORY OF HYGIENE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Correlation; Indicators; Logistic regression; Pathogens; Sample size; Water

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CORRELATION; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; LOGISTICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ADENOVIRUS; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AEROMONADACEAE; AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLIPHAGE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROVIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; GIARDIA; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PATHOGENICITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SAMPLE SIZE; SAPOVIRUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCACEAE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; RECREATION; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 79958706978     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2011.117     Document Type: Article

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