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Water beds – a potential source of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

K. M. Elhag ,
Rosamund M. Baird  and
Elizabeth J. Shaw
K. M. Elhag
Affiliation:
Departments of Medical Microbiology and Pharmacy, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London E.C.1
Rosamund M. Baird
Affiliation:
Departments of Medical Microbiology and Pharmacy, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London E.C.1
Elizabeth J. Shaw
Affiliation:
Departments of Medical Microbiology and Pharmacy, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London E.C.1
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Water beds in use in this hospital were found to be contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The addition of sodium hypochlorite, giving a final concentration of 200 parts/106 available chlorine, was found to be effective in preventing microbial contamination over a 6-month study period.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 79 , Issue 1 , August 1977 , pp. 103 - 106
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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