Pathogenic mycobacteria in water

a guide to public health consequences, monitoring and management

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Pathogenic mycobacteria in water

a guide to public health consequences, monitoring and management

Describes the current knowledge of the distribution of PEM in water and other parts of the environment. The routes of transmission that lead to human infection are discussed and there is a detailed analysis of the most significant disease symptoms that can foloow infections. The classical and modern methods of analysis are described. The book concludes with a discussion of the issues surrounding the control of PEM in drinking-water and the assessment and management of risks.

Publish Date
Publisher
IWA Pub.
Language
English
Pages
237

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Natural ecology and survival in water of mycobacteria of potential public health significance
Environmental sources of Mycobacterium avium linked to routes of exposure
Biology of waterborne pathogenic mycobacteria
Analytical methods for the detection of waterborne and environmental pathogenic mycobacteria
The Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis problem and its relation to the causation of Crohn disease
Disseminated infection, cervical adenitis and other MAC infections
Skin, bone and soft tissue infections
Pulmonary infection in non-HIV infected individuals
Disease resulting from contaminated equipment and invasive procedures
Control, treatment and disinfection of Mycobacterium avium complex in drinking water
Approaches to risk management in priority setting
References
Index.

Edition Notes

Developed from the expert workshop held in Guildford, UK on 18-20 Sept., 2002 by the World Health Organization's Water, Sanitation and Health Office in collaboration with the US EPA Office of Research and Development.

"Published on behalf of the World Health Organization."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-227) and index.

Also available via the World Wide Web.

Published in
London, UK
Series
Emerging issues in water and infectious disease series

Classifications

Library of Congress
TD365 .P38 2004

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxii, 237 p. :
Number of pages
237

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL18218164M
ISBN 10
1843390590, 9241562595
OCLC/WorldCat
56782496
Library Thing
7914070
Goodreads
2441007
2441006

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