Exposure to human-associated fecal indicators and self-reported illness among swimmers at recreational beaches: a cohort study

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Melanie D. Napier (مؤلف), Richard Haugland (مؤلف), Charles Poole (مؤلف), Alfred P. Dufour (مؤلف), Jill R. Stewart (مؤلف), David J. Weber (مؤلف), Manju Varma (مؤلف), Jennifer S. Lavender (مؤلف), Timothy J. Wade (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: BMC, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Fecal indicator bacteria used to assess illness risks in recreational waters (e.g., Escherichia coli, Enterococci) cannot discriminate among pollution sources. To address this limitation, human-associated Bacteroides markers have been proposed, but the risk of illness associated...