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. 2001 Jan;22(1):49-52.
doi: 10.1086/501828.

Tap water colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a surgical intensive care unit (ICU) and relation to Pseudomonas infections of ICU patients

M Trautmann  1 , T Michalsky, H Wiedeck, V Radosavljevic, M Ruhnke
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Tap water colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a surgical intensive care unit (ICU) and relation to Pseudomonas infections of ICU patients

M Trautmann et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2001 Jan.

Abstract

Water faucets on a surgical intensive care ward were examined prospectively as a source of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. All water outlets harbored distinct genotypes of P aeruginosa over prolonged time periods. Over a period of 7 months, 5 (29%) of 17 patients were infected with P aeruginosa genotypes also detectable in tap water.

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