Removal of waterborne pathogens from liver transplant unit water taps in prevention of healthcare-associated infections: A proposal for a cost-effective, proactive infection control strategy

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 310-314

  Zhou, Z Y ^a   Hu, B J ^a   Qin, L ^b   Lin, Y E ^c   Watanabe, H ^b   Zhou, Q ^a   Gao, X D ^a  

^a ZHONGSHAN HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Healthcare associated infection; Hospital water supply; Infection control; POU water filter; Waterborne pathogens

Indexed keywords

TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGIONELLA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

FUNGI; LEGIONELLA; MYCOBACTERIUM; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL WATER SUPPLY; INFECTION CONTROL; POU WATER FILTER; WATERBORNE PATHOGENS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRINKING WATER; FUNGI; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MYCOSES; TRANSPLANTATION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84895929738     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12299     Document Type: Article

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