Seasonal variations in the risk of gastrointestinal illness on a tropical recreational beach

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 579-593

  Cordero, Lyzbeth ^a   Norat, Jose ^a   Mattei, Hernando ^a   Nazario, Cruz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Bacteroidales; Cohort; Enterococcus; Gastrointestinal illness; QPCR; Tropical climate

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

BEACH; COHORT ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH RISK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHILD; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPIC CLIMATE; WATER QUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BACTERIA; BATHING BEACHES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUERTO RICO; SEASONS; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER QUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873628584     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2012.076     Document Type: Article

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