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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

Z. Zhou, Bijie Hu, Yusen Eason Lin, Hiroshi Watanabe, Qingyu Zhou, Xiaodong Gao

Clinical Microbiology and Infection · 2013 · 22 citations · 18 references

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Hospital Characteristics Associated With Colonization of Water Systems by<i>Legionella</i>and Risk of Nosocomial Legionnaires' Disease: A Cohort Study of 15 Hospitals

Jacob L. Kool, David Bergmire‐Sweat, Jay C. Butler et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 1999 · 196 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Disease Control, Infectious Diseases +15

Effectiveness of different methods to control legionella in the water supply: ten-year experience in an Italian university hospital

Isabella Marchesi, P. Marchegiano, Annalisa Bargellini et al. · Journal of Hospital Infection · 2010 · 120 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +15

Travel-associated legionnaires’ disease in Europe: 2004

K D Ricketts, B McNaught, C A Joseph · Eurosurveillance · 2006 · 99 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Disease Control, Infectious Diseases +17

Point-of-use water filtration reduces endemic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections on a surgical intensive care unit

Matthias Trautmann, Simone Halder, Josef Hoegel et al. · American Journal of Infection Control · 2008 · 87 citations

Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Surgery +12

Efficacy of new point-of-use water filter for preventing exposure to Legionella and waterborne bacteria

Patricia J. Sheffer, Janet E. Stout, Marilyn M. Wagener et al. · American Journal of Infection Control · 2005 · 68 citations

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +14