Pseudomonas aeruginosa in premise plumbing of large buildings

MicrobiologyOpen

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 937-956

  Bédard, Emilie ^a,b   Prévost, Michèle ^a   Déziel, Eric ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

disinfection; environmental factors; faucets; healthcare facilities; premise plumbing; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ADAPTATION; AMOEBA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOFILM; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHLORINATION; COPPER SILVER IONIZATION; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEAT TREATMENT; IONIZATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; OZONATION; PLUMBING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HALOGENATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; TRANSMISSION; WATER SUPPLY;

BIOFILMS; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HALOGENATION; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84992745884     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20458827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.391     Document Type: Review

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