Magnetic valves as a source of faucet contamination with Pseudomonas aeruginosa? [1]

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1271-

  Berthelot, Philippe ^a   Chord, François ^b   Mallaval, Franck ^a   Grattard, Florence ^a   Brajon, Didier ^b   Pozzetto, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; ELECTRONIC FAUCET; EQUIPMENT; HYDROPHILICITY; LETTER; MAGNETISM; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEROTYPING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW;

BIOFILMS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MAGNETICS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TOILET FACILITIES;

EID: 33747156627     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0206-6     Document Type: Letter

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