• Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Oct 2013

    [Water hygiene in hospitals].

    • Klaus Kerwat and Hinnerk Wulf.
    • Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Marburg.
    • Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2013 Oct 1;48(10):598-9.

    AbstractAs a general rule drinking water in hospitals does not represent a risk for the normal patient. However, for high-risk patients with compromised immune defense systems drinking water in hospitals may become a source of nosocomial infections. It may be contaminated with microorganisms that may have the potential to be infectious agents in the hospital environment. Of particular significance in such circumstances are the Gram-negative rods such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter spp. and Legionella bacteria. Accordingly, specific behavior patterns and measures in the handling of drinking water in hospitals are meaningful in order to reduce the risks of water-associated nosocomial infections.© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York.

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