| an appraisal of sewage pollution along a section of the natal coast. | | 1969 | 4894754 |
| an outbreak of foodborne salmonellosis in rural kwazulu-natal, south africa. | salmonella enterica serotype enteritidis is a universally recognized cause of foodborne disease. in south africa, outbreaks of foodborne disease are generally under reported. we investigated the etiology of acute gastroenteritis in 216 patients who presented to a rural hospital in kwazulu-natal, south africa, after consuming a meal at a school function. | 2011 | 21388293 |
| using ecosan sludge for crop production. | this paper presents the microbial risks associated with the reuse of ecosan sludge in agriculture. sludge from kwazulu natal province in south africa with a helminth ova content of 30 ho/g ts, faecal coliforms of 10(6) cfu/g ts, faecal streptococci of 10(6) cfu/g ts and salmonella spp. of 10(5) cfu/g ts was used for this purpose. applying different rates of sludge to spinach and carrots resulted in an increase in bacterial and helminth ova counts in crops as the quantity of sludge increased. the ... | 2006 | 17087383 |
| microbial classification of seawaters. the case against arbitrary health standards. | various microbial health standards for recreational bathing waters obtain in many parts of the world, including europe and america. these criteria appear to be a product of water laboratory scientists and legislators, bypassing the person most concerned--the local medical officer with his experience and knowledge of parochial epidemiology. in natal we have a sophisticated and stringent system of grading bathing beaches which includes pathogenic microorganisms. the system functions as a measuring ... | 1983 | 6351288 |
| an outbreak of multiresistant salmonella typhi in south africa. | typhoid fever caused by salmonella typhi remains endemic to many parts of south africa, including natal and kwazulu, northern transvaal and the transkei. until recently, the majority of s. typhi isolates from south africa have remained susceptible to ampicillin/amoxycillin and chloramphenicol, and only three cases of typhoid due to multi-antibiotic resistant strains of s. typhi have been documented. ampicillin/amoxycillin and chloramphenicol are, therefore, still recommended as first line therap ... | 1992 | 1620817 |
| the emergence of multi-antibiotic-resistant strains of salmonella typhi in northern natal-kwazulu. | | 1992 | 1542825 |