Contamination of the water system with Pseudomonas aeruginosa after implementation of antiseptic bathing with a leave-on product

J Hosp Infect. 2020 Jan;104(1):81-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.08.023. Epub 2019 Sep 4.

Authors

A F Wendel¹, F Mattner²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Hygiene, Cologne Merheim Medical Centre, University Hospital of Witten/Herdecke, Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: wendela@kliniken-koeln.de.
² Institute of Hygiene, Cologne Merheim Medical Centre, University Hospital of Witten/Herdecke, Cologne, Germany.

PMID: 31493476
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.08.023

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Baths*
Cross Infection / microbiology*
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / genetics
Equipment Contamination
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Pseudomonas Infections / microbiology*
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification*
Water Microbiology
Water Supply*

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents, Local