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Evidence linking the role of water services – both potable influent and waste waters – in the transmission of waterborne pathogens such …
The provision of bottled water for patient consumption and assessment of the microbial risk remains a blind spot for infection prevention teams …
Authors: David Harper & Dr. Catherine Whapham Contamination of Thermostatic Mixer Valve (TMV) Taps In August 2022, Meda & Gentry from Frimley …
The College of Environmental Science and Engineering at Tongii University, Shanghai (Zhao et al, 2022) have completed an important review and analysis …
Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) are microorganisms which can be found everywhere in our environment, not just in water but in soil, vegetation, aerosols …
New Learning About Legionella With two new Legionella species discovered within the last 12 months it is clear that we continue to …
How well do we really understand the multiple factorial parameters that can influence Legionella, Pseudomonas, non-tuberculous mycobacteria, Stenotrophomonas and other waterborne pathogen …
Patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation (BMT) are profoundly immunosuppressed. Their susceptibility to even very low concentrations of environmental microorganisms including waterborne bacteria …
The team from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, have recently published on the functionality of Pseudomonas …
Until recently it was a rarity to read about Cupriavidus pauculus – an occasional case study perhaps – it was certainly not …
Water system plastic pipes and storage tanks are commonly used in construction due to their ease of installation and low cost, and …
Showering is a well acknowledged infection source for waterborne pathogens such as Legionella, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, non-tuberculous mycobacteria in shower hoses and shower …
Do Legionella, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and non-tuberculous mycobacteria in household showers occur and, if yes, do they play any role in consumers’ health? …
In the last 20 years many reports have been published about private homes’ water systems being contaminated with Legionella, with hot water …
As we enter this critical ramp up phase in preparation and planning, how robust is your water safety planning, and how confident …
During the 2020/21 pandemic many buildings including hotels, schools, universities, student accomodation blocks, fitness and leisure centers have been closed for several …