title: Microbiological threats to health in the home.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore a range of pathogenic microorganisms and their toxins that can cause disease in the home environment through a review of the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA. lbritt1@lsuhsc.edu
authors.forename: Lynda A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Britton
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000517:prevention & control; D001512:Bedding and Linens / Q000382:microbiology; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D003296:Cooking; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006796:Household Work; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control