Children and Sand Play: Screening of Potential Harmful Microorganisms in Sandboxes, Parks, and Beaches

Sand serves as a reservoir for potentially pathogenic microorganisms. Children, a high risk group, can acquire infections from sand in sandboxes, recreational areas, and beaches. This paper reviews the microbes in sands, with an emphasis on fungi. Currently monitoring in sandboxes is limited to meas...

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Main Author: Romão, Daniela (author)
Other Authors: Sabino, Raquel (author), Veríssimo, Cristina (author), Viegas, Carla (author), Barroso, Helena (author), Duarte, Aida (author), Solo-Gabriele, Helena (author), Gunde-Cimerman, Nina (author), Babič, Monika Novak (author), Marom, Tal (author), Brandão, João (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Sandboxes
Parks
Beaches
Children
Microorganisms
Pathogenic Microorganisms
Sand
Infection
Fungi
Infecções Sistémicas e Zoonoses
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3507
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/3507

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3507

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