Effectiveness of installing an antibacterial filter at water taps to prevent Legionella infections [5]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 270-271

  Salvatorelli, G ^a,d   Medici, S ^b   Finzi, G ^b   De Lorenzi, S ^a   Quarti, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c PALL Italia   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Biologia ed Evoluzione   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DIOXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER; HEATING; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; IONIZATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; OZONATION; PLATING MEDIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; FILTRATION; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 27144502682     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.04.012     Document Type: Letter

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