The impact of aerators on water contamination by emerging gram-negative opportunists in at-risk hospital departments

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 122-129

  Cristina, Maria Luisa ^a   Spagnolo, Anna Maria ^a   Casini, Beatrice ^b   Baggiani, Angelo ^b   Del Giudice, Pietro ^c   Brusaferro, Silvio ^c   Poscia, Andrea ^d   Moscato, Umberto ^d   Perdelli, Fernanda ^a   Orlando, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; WATER SUPPLY;

CROSS INFECTION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; RISK FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84892768657     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674863     Document Type: Article

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