Plumbing of hospital premises is a reservoir for opportunistically pathogenic microorganisms: A review

Biofouling

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 147-162

  Williams, Margaret M ^a   Armbruster, Catherine R ^b   Arduino, Matthew J ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

biofilm; healthcare associated infection; opportunistic pathogen; potable water; premise plumbing

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; DRINKING WATER; GUIDELINE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; LITERATURE REVIEW; PATHOGEN; REMEDIATION; SAFETY; VIRULENCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISINFECTION; FUNGUS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SANITATION; STANDARD; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

BIOFILMS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; FUNGI; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; SANITARY ENGINEERING; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84873281524     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2012.757308     Document Type: Review

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