Can soda fountains be recommended in hospitals?

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 209, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 471-475

  Chaberny, Iris F ^a,b   Kaiser, Peter ^a,c   Sonntag, Hans Günther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Microbiological follow up; Mineral water; Soda fountain; Soda water

Indexed keywords

MINERAL WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SODA FOUNTAIN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33747893892     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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