E.coli

Environmental Health Issues of VTEC 0157
1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-415-23595-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 247 mm, Gewicht: 413 g

Reihe: Clay's Library of Health and the Environment

The control of E.coli 0157 is at the heart of the environmental health practitioner's professional agenda. This book is aimed at health professionals who need to be fully informed about the sources and effects of the organism in order to provide advice and enforce legislation at local level as well as providing non specialist professionals with a practical introduction to the terminology, methods and issues surrounding the diagnosis and control of E.coli.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Palmer, Stephen R.

Palmer, Stephen

Parry, Sharon

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Bakteriologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Overview. 2. How is VTEC Diagnosed? 3. How Common is VTEC Infection? 4. How Does VTEC Spread to Humans? Evidence from Sporadic Cases. 5. How Does VTEC Spread to Humans? - Evidence from Outbreaks. 6. Animal and Environmental Reservoirs of VTEC. 7. Control of VTEC 0157.

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen Palmer, Sharon Parry