Water as a source of health care-associated infections [1]

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-

  Cervia, Joseph Steven ^a   Canonica, Frank ^b   Ortolano, Girolomo ^b  

^a PALL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOFILM; ENTEROBACTER; EPIDEMIC; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33846102008     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.167.1.92-b     Document Type: Letter

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