Point-of-use membrane filtration and hyperchlorination to prevent patient exposure to rapidly growing mycobacteria in the potable water supply of a skilled nursing facility

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 837-844

  Williams, Margaret M ^a   Chen, Tai Ho ^b,d   Keane, Tim ^e   Toney, Nadege ^a   Toney, Sean ^c   Armbruster, Catherine R ^a   Ray Butler, R ^c   Arduino, Matthew J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e Environmental Infection Control Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HETEROTROPHIC PLATE COUNT; HUMAN; HYPERCHLORINATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PLATE COUNT; POINT OF USE MEMBRANE FILTRATION; SKILLED NURSING FACILITY; VENTILATOR; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

BRONCHOSCOPY; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; HALOGENATION; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 80051749271     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/661282     Document Type: Article

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