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A prospective study of swimming-related illness II. Morbidity and the microbiological quality of water

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  • Seyfried, P.L.
  • Tobin, R.S.
  • Brown, N.E.
  • Ness, P.F.

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A prospective cohort epidemiological-microbiological study was carried out at 10 beaches in Ontario, Canada. Lake water and sediment samples collected at the beaches were analyzed for fecal coliforms, fecal streptococci, heterotrophic bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and total staphylococci. Mean fecal coliform levels in the surface water of the lakes were accepted guidelines. Bacterial densities were found to be approximately 10 times higher in the sediment than in the corresponding surface water samples. Morbidity among swimmers was shown to be related to staphylococcal counts, to fecal coliform levels, and, somewhat less strongly, to fecal streptococcal counts. Total staphylococci appeared to be more consistent indicators for predicting total morbidity rates among swimmers.

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  • Seyfried, P.L. & Tobin, R.S. & Brown, N.E. & Ness, P.F., 1985. "A prospective study of swimming-related illness II. Morbidity and the microbiological quality of water," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 75(9), pages 1071-1075.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1985:75:9:1071-1075_7
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    1. Long Ho & Peter Goethals, 2020. "Research hotspots and current challenges of lakes and reservoirs: a bibliometric analysis," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 124(1), pages 603-631, July.
    2. GARETH Rees, 1999. "Recreational waters and Health-swimming against the tide," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 19(1), pages 35-38, March.
    3. Olufemi Emmanuel Akanbi & Henry Akum Njom & Justine Fri & Anthony C. Otigbu & Anna M. Clarke, 2017. "Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Recreational Waters and Beach Sand in Eastern Cape Province of South Africa," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-15, September.

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