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| J BarkerSummaryAffiliation: Aston University Country: UK Publications
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Survival of Salmonella in bathrooms and toilets in domestic homes following salmonellosisJ Barker
Pharmaceutical Sciences Institute, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
J Appl Microbiol 89:137-44. 2000..The results suggest that during diarrhoeal illness, there is considerable risk of spread of Salmonella infection to other family members via the environment, including contaminated hands and surfaces in the toilet area...
The effects of cleaning and disinfection in reducing Salmonella contamination in a laboratory model kitchenJ Barker
Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, UK
J Appl Microbiol 95:1351-60. 2003..To establish a laboratory model to compare the effectiveness of detergent-based disinfection procedures for reducing cross-contamination risks during handling of contaminated chicken...
Effects of cleaning and disinfection in reducing the spread of Norovirus contamination via environmental surfacesJ Barker
Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
J Hosp Infect 58:42-9. 2004....
The potential spread of infection caused by aerosol contamination of surfaces after flushing a domestic toiletJ Barker
Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, UK
J Appl Microbiol 99:339-47. 2005..To determine the level of aerosol formation and fallout within a toilet cubicle after flushing a toilet contaminated with indicator organisms at levels required to mimic pathogen shedding during infectious diarrhoea...
Unexplored reservoirs of pathogenic bacteria: protozoa and biofilmsM R Brown
Pharmaceutical Sciences Institute, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
Trends Microbiol 7:46-50. 1999..A link exists between survival, resistance and virulence. In particular, surface-adherent biofilms and bacteria living within protozoa pose potential health problems that are unrecognized by conventional laboratory culture methods...
Molecular epidemiology for detecting Norwalk-like viruses in clinical cases and associated environment contaminationI B Vipond
J Hosp Infect 50:237-8. 2002
