Assessing the Association between Thermotolerant Coliforms in Drinking Water and Diarrhea: An Analysis of Individual–Level Data from Multiple Studies | Zendy

James M. Hodge | Zendy; Howard H. Chang | Zendy; Sophie Boisson | Zendy; Simon M. Collin | Zendy; Rachel Peletz | Zendy; Thomas Clasen | Zendy

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Assessing the Association between Thermotolerant Coliforms in Drinking Water and Diarrhea: An Analysis of Individual–Level Data from Multiple Studies

Author(s) -

James M. Hodge,

Howard H. Chang,

Sophie Boisson,

Simon M. Collin,

Rachel Peletz,

Thomas Clasen

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp156

Subject(s) - diarrhea , environmental health , odds ratio , medicine , odds , water quality , waterborne diseases , toxicology , outbreak , logistic regression , biology , pathology , ecology

Fecally contaminated drinking water is believed to be a major contributor to the global burden of diarrheal disease and a leading cause of mortality among young children. However, recent systematic reviews and results from blinded studies of water quality interventions have raised questions about the risk associated with fecally contaminated water, particularly as measured by thermotolerant coliform (TTC) bacteria, a WHO-approved indicator of drinking water quality.

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