Investigation of the prevalence of opportunistic gram negative pathogens in the water supply of a haematology unit, and the application of point-of-use filtration as an intervention.

Gram-negative infection has been linked to hospital water although few studies have examined whether water systems are reservoirs of nosocomial pathogens. This study investigated longitudinal recovery of the opportunistic pathogens Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Acinetobact...

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Main Author: Wright, Claire Louise
Other Authors: Snelling, Anna M.
Language:en
Published: University of Bradford 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/5692