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Bacterial Contamination Associated With Electronic Faucets: A New Risk for Healthcare Facilities

James Hargreaves, Larry Shireley, Shannon Hansen, Virginia Bren, Gordon Fillipi, Craig Lacher, Virginia M. Esslinger, Terry Watne

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2001 · 43 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

A certain brand of electronic water faucet used in the hospital was associated with unacceptable levels of microbial growth in water and was a continuing source of bacteria potentially hazardous to patients.

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Multi-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak associated with contaminated tap water in a neurosurgery intensive care unit

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Water as a Reservoir of Nosocomial Pathogens

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 1997 · 174 citations

The Fate Of Ingested Pseudomonas Aeruginosa In Normal Persons

A. C. Buck, E. M. Cooke · Journal of Medical Microbiology · 1969 · 125 citations

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