Health risks to children from exposure to fecally-contaminated recreational water.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children may be at higher risk for swimming-associated illness following exposure to fecally-contaminated recreational waters. We analyzed a pooled data set of over 80,000 beachgoers from 13 beach sites across the United States to compare risks associated with the fecal indicator bacteria Enterococcus spp. (measured by colony forming units, CFU and quantitative polymerase chain reaction cell equivalents, qPCR CE) for different age groups across different exposures, sites and health endpoints.

Methods

Sites were categorized according to the predominant type of fecal contamination (human or non-human). Swimming exposures of varying intensity were considered according to degree of contact and time spent in the water. Health endpoints included gastrointestinal and res

SUBMITTER: Wade TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9004770 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature