Gastrointestinal illness among triathletes swimming in non-polluted versus polluted seawater affected by heavy rainfall, Denmark, 2010-2011

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Harder Lauridsen, Nina Majlund ^a   Kuhn, Katrin Gaardbo ^a   Erichsen, Anders Christian ^b   Mølbak, Kåre ^a   Ethelberg, Steen ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b DHI   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIARRHEAGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLOODING; FLUID INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA POLLUTION; SPORTING EVENT; SWIMMING; SYMPTOM; TRIATHLETE; URBAN AREA; WATER ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ATHLETES; DENMARK; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; RAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWIMMING; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84892421362     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078371     Document Type: Article

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