Sensor-operated faucets: a possible source of nosocomial infection?
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).
Assadian
Ojan
O
Department of Hospital Hygiene, Hygiene-Institute of the University of Vienna, Medical School, Austria.
El-Madani
Nadja
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Seper
Edith
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Mustafa
Stefan
S
Aspöck
Christoph
C
Koller
Walter
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Rotter
Manfred L
ML
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