Sensor-operated faucets:: A possible source of nosocomial infection?

被引：18

作者：

Assadian, O

El-Madani, N

Seper, E

Mustafa, S

Aspöck, C

Koller, W

Rotter, ML

机构：

[1] Univ Vienna, Sch Med, Inst Hyg, Dept Hosp Hyg, A-1090 Vienna, Austria

[2] Univ Vienna, Sch Med, Div Clin Microbiol, A-1090 Vienna, Austria

来源：

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2002年 / 23卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1086/501969

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Recently, contamination of sensor-operated faucets (SOFs) with Pseudomonas aeruginosa was observed. To evaluate odds ratios, we conducted a case-control study in which handle-operated faucets served as controls. No statistically significant difference in F aeruginosa counts was observed between SOFs and regular faucets in our study (odds ratio, 0.0; 95% confidence interval, 0.0 to 39.0; two-sided P exact = .99).

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页码：44 / 46

页数：3

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