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Investigation of healthcare infection risks from water-related organisms: Summary of CDC consultations, 2014—2017

Author(s) -

Kiran M. Perkins,

Sujan Reddy,

Ryan Fagan,

Matthew J. Arduino,

Joseph F. Perz

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

infection control and hospital epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.243

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1559-6834

pISSN - 0899-823X

DOI - 10.1017/ice.2019.60

Subject(s) - outbreak , medicine , health care , infection control , transmission (telecommunications) , environmental health , observational study , retrospective cohort study , disease control , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , pathology , engineering , electrical engineering , economics , economic growth

Water exposures in healthcare settings and during healthcare delivery can place patients at risk for infection with water-related organisms and can potentially lead to outbreaks. We aimed to describe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) consultations involving water-related organisms leading to healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).

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