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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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Romão, Daniela (author)
Outros Autores: 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)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2016
Assuntos:
Sandboxes
Parks
Beaches
Children
Microorganisms
Pathogenic Microorganisms
Sand
Infection
Fungi
Infecções Sistémicas e Zoonoses
Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3507
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/3507

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

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