A community outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in sydney associated with a public swimming facility: A case-control study

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Mayne, Darren J ^a   Ressler, Kelly Anne ^b   Smith, Diane ^b   Hockey, Gareth ^b   Botham, Susan J ^b   Ferson, Mark J ^b,c,d  

^a Health Reform Transition Organisation Southern   (Australia)

^b South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Public Health Unit   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SWIMMING POOL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84862907548     PISSN: 1687708X     EISSN: 16877098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/341065     Document Type: Article

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