Short report: Fecal indicator bacteria contamination of fomites and household demand for surface disinfection products: A case study from Peru

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 869-872

  Julian, Timothy R ^a   MacDonald, Luke H ^a   Guo, Yayi ^a   Marks, Sara J ^a   Kosek, Margaret ^a   Yori, Pablo P ^b   Pinedo, Silvia Rengifo ^b   Schwab, Kellogg J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ASOCIACIÓN BENÉFICA PRISMA   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; SOAP; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLEANING; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; FOMITE; HOUSEHOLD; PERU; SURFACE PROPERTY; URBAN AREA; EDUCATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FAMILY SIZE; FECES; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MICROBIOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS;

DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FECES; FOMITES; HUMANS; HYGIENE; PERU;

EID: 84888606942     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0425     Document Type: Article

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