title: Cockroaches from urban human dwellings: isolation of bacterial pathogens and control.
abstract: A study was carried out to determine the distribution of cockroaches in two different housing areas with central sewerage or individual septic tanks in an urban area in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Six species of cockroaches were present and of these Periplaneta americana and Periplaneta brunnea were found in greater abundance. Seventeen species of bacteria were isolated and of these Escherichia coli and Klebsiella p. pneumoniae were isolated in greatest numbers. Control measures carried out using lambda cyhalothrin showed that there was no significant difference between treated and control sites.
authors.affiliation: Entomology Division, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vythilingam
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jeffery
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oothuman
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Abdul Razak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sulaiman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D003058:Cockroaches / Q000382:microbiology*; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage