Should electronic faucets be recommended in hospitals?

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 997-1000

  Chaberny, Iris F ^a   Gastmeier, Petra ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; ELECTRONICS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; KITCHEN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WATER SUPPLY;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GERMANY; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 9244224619     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502333     Document Type: Article

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