Experimental based experiences with the introduction of a water safety plan for a multi-located university clinic and its efficacy according to WHO recommendations

BMC Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Dyck, Alexander ^a   Exner, Martin ^b   Kramer, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b Hygiene Institut   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION RISK; LEGIONELLA; NEWBORN SEPSIS; RISK; SAFETY; SUN EXPOSURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34247100157     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-34     Document Type: Article

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