Should Electronic Faucets Be Recommended in Hospitals?

Overview

Journal Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Specialties Health Services
Infectious Diseases
Nursing
Public Health

Date 2004 Nov 30

PMID 15566037

Citations 6

Authors

Iris F Chaberny

Petra Gastmeier

Affiliations

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Abstract

Microbiological examinations of electronic faucets newly installed in a hospital kitchen revealed high bacteria counts and Pseudomonas aeruginosa during a 6-month period of observation. Our data suggest that the use of electronic faucets poses a potential risk for nosocomial infection in high-risk areas of hospitals.

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