Environmental contamination by dog's faeces: A public health problem?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 72-84

  Cinquepalmi, Vittoria ^a   Monno, Rosa ^a   Fumarola, Luciana ^a   Ventrella, Gianpiero ^a   Calia, Carla ^a   Greco, Maria Fiorella ^a   De Vito, Danila ^a   Soleo, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Dogs; Fecal sample; Public health; Resistant strains; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIUM; CANID; FECES; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLLUTION;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DOG; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; FECES; GIARDIA; HEALTH HAZARD; ITALY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA; ZOONOSIS;

BARI [PUGLIA]; ITALY; PUGLIA;

EID: 84873881392     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10010072     Document Type: Article

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