Electronic-eye faucets: Legionella species contamination in healthcare settings

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 235-240

  Sydnor, Emily R M ^a,b   Bova, Gregory ^c   Gimburg, Anatoly ^c   Cosgrove, Sara E ^a   Perl, Trish M ^a,c   Maragakis, Lisa L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DIOXIDE; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRONIC EYE FAUCET; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HETEROTROPHIC PLATE COUNT; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA; NONHUMAN; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BALTIMORE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA; OXIDES; SANITARY ENGINEERING; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84857021188     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664047     Document Type: Article

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