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- Lynda A Britton, PhD CLS(NCA)⇑
- Address for correspondence: Lynda A Britton PhD CLS(NCA), Associate Professor, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport LA 71130. (318) 675-6809, (318) 675-6937 (fax). lbritt1{at}lsuhsc.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To explore a range of pathogenic microorganisms and their toxins that can cause disease in the home environment through a review of the literature.
DESIGN: Review of the literature.
ABBREVIATIONS: CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CFU = colony forming units; MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; VRE = vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
- INDEX TERMS
- Air quality
- disease outbreaks
- enteric pathogens
- environmental microbiology
- infectious disease prevention
- laundry
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