Electronic-eye faucets-curse or blessing?

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 241-242

  Zingg, Walter ^a   Pittet, Didier ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DIOXIDE;

AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOFILM; COST CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRONIC EYE FAUCET; ELECTRONICS; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MEDICAL DEVICE; NOTE; PNEUMONIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

HUMANS; LEGIONELLA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84857005817     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664494     Document Type: Note

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