Chapter 11 Mycobacterium tuberculosis: clinical and microbiological aspects R.Y. Ramírez-Rueda Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Tunja, Colombia Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic…
Chapter 4 The middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus respiratory infection: an emerging infection from the arabian peninsula J.A. Al-Tawfiq*,** Z.A. Memish†,‡* Speciality Internal Medicine Department, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Kingdom…
Chapter 6 Circulation of respiratory pathogens at mass gatherings, with special focus on the Hajj pilgrimage P. Gautret*,** S. Benkouiten*,*** Aix Marseille University, Research Unit on Emerging Infectious and Tropical Diseases…
Chapter 6Exposure Assessment Conducting the Exposure Assessment The purpose of the exposure assessment is to determine the amount, or number, of organisms that correspond to a single exposure (termed the…
Chapter 9Uncertainty We will formally discuss risk characterization in Chapter 11. However, there are a number of inputs from exposure assessment and dose–response assessment, as well as other factors that…
Chapter 8 Conducting the Dose–Response Assessment The objective of dose–response assessment is to develop a relationship between the level of microbial exposure and the likelihood of occurrence of an adverse…
Chapter 7Predictive Microbiology Objective Estimation of the exposure (distribution) of microorganisms that a population experiences can be done in several ways. If the scenario of interest currently exists, then direct…
Chapter 10Population Disease Transmission Introduction: Models for Population and Community Illnesses The focus to this point has been on the use of single person/single exposure risk (primarily of infection) as…
Chapter 11 Risk Characterization and Decision Making Introduction Risk characterization “integrates the results of [dose response and exposure assessment] into a risk statement that includes one or more quantitative estimates…
Chapter 4Conducting the Hazard Identification (HAZ ID) The understanding and description of human health hazards associated with microorganisms has primarily been part of three fields of study. Within the medical…
