title: Sensor-operated faucets: a possible source of nosocomial infection?
abstract: 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 P. 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Hygiene, Hygiene-Institute of the University of Vienna, Medical School, Austria.
authors.forename: Ojan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Assadian
authors.forename: Nadja
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: El-Madani
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Seper
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mustafa
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aspöck
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Koller
authors.forename: Manfred L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Rotter
mesh_terms: D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014871:Water Microbiology