Quantitative risk estimation for a Legionella pneumophila infection due to whirlpool use

Risk Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1228-1236

  Bouwknegt, Martijn ^a   Schijven, Jack F ^a   Schalk, Johanna A C ^a   de Roda Husman, Ana Maria ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hot tub; Infection risk; Legionella; QMRA; Whirlpool

Indexed keywords

DOSE-RESPONSE MODELS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION; QMRA; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENTS; QUANTITATIVE RISK; WHIRLPOOL;

DROPS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

RISK PERCEPTION;

WHIRLPOOL;

BACTERIUM; BUBBLE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FILM; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; JET; PIG; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; HOT TUB; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; QMRA; RISK FACTOR;

HOT TUB; INFECTION RISK; LEGIONELLA; QMRA; WHIRLPOOL;

AEROSOLS; HUMANS; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RISK FACTORS;

CAVIA; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 84880134030     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2012.01909.x     Document Type: Article

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