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Healthcare Water
  • Anaissie, E.J., S. R. Penzak, and M.C. Dignani. 2002. The hospital water supply as a source of nosocomial infections - a plea for action. Arch. Intern. Med. 162:1483-1492.
  • Ortolano, G.A., M.B. McAlister, J.H. Angelbeck, J. Schaffer, R.L. Russelll, E. Maynard, and B. Wenz. 2004. Hospital water point-of-use filtration: a complementary strategy to reduce the risk of nosocomial infection. Filtration. Supplement 1:2-25.
  • Squier, C., V.L. Yu, and J. E. Stout. 2000. Waterborne nosocomial infections. Current Inf. Dis. Rep. 2:490-496.
  • Merlani, G.M. and P. Francioli. 2003. Established and emerging waterborne nosocomial infections. Curr. Opin. Infect. Dis. 16:343-347.
  • Stout. J.E. November 2004. Is your water safe? Outpatient Surgery Magazine.
  • Costerton, J.W. and P.S. Stewart. 2001. Battling biofilms. Scientific American. 285(1):74-81.
  • Kool, J.L. et al. 1998. More than 10 years of unrecognized nosocomial transmission of legionnaires’ disease among transplant patients. Infect. Cont. Hosp. Epidemiol. 19(12):898-904.
  • Angelbeck, J.H. October 2004. Stopping Legionella and other waterborne pathogens in their tracks. Water Conditioning and Purification. Pages 62-65.
  • Stout, J.E. and V.L. Yu. 2003. Hospital-acquired Legionnaires’ disease: new developments. Curr. Opin. Infect. Dis. 16(4):337-341.
  • Primm, T.P., C.A. Lucero, and J.O. Falkinham III. 2004. Health impacts of environmental mycobacteria. Clin. Micro. Rev. (17)1:98-106.
  • Trautmann, M., H. Royer, E. Helm, and M. Exner. 2004. Pseudomonas aeruginosa: new insights into transmission pathways between hospital water and patients. Filtration. Supplement 1:63-70.
  • Greub, G. and D. Raoult. 2004. Microorganisms resistant to free-living amoebae. Clin. Micro. Reviews. 17(2):413-433.
  • Anaissie, E.J. et al. April 2003. Pathogenic molds (including Aspergillus species) in hospital water distribution systems: a 3-year prospective study and clinical implications for patients with hematologic malignancies. Blood. 101(7):2542-2546.

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Systemic Water Treatment Technologies
  • Ortolano, G.A., M.B. McAlister, J.H. Angelbeck, J. Schaffer, R.L. Russelll, E. Maynard, and B. Wenz. 2004. Hospital water point-of-use filtration: a complementary strategy to reduce the risk of nosocomial infection. Filtration. Supplement 1:2-25.
  • Freije, M.R. 1996. Disinfecting domestic water systems. p.65-76 In Legionellae control in health care facilities: a guide for minimizing risk. H.C. Information Resources, Inc. (Fallbrook, CA).
  • Stout, J.E. and V.L. Yu. 2003. Experiences of the first 16 hospitals using copper-silver ionization for Legionella control; implications for the evaluation of other disinfection modalities. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 24:563-568.
  • Freije, M.R. September 2003. Pure+easy – selecting a domestic water disinfection system. Health Facilities Management.

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Standards and Guidelines
  • Guidelines for the prevention of opportunistic infections in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. MMWR. 2000. 49(RR10):1-128.
  • Guidelines for preventing health-care-associated pneumonia, 2003. MMWR. 2004. 53(RR03):1-36.
  • Guidelines for environmental control in health-care facilities. MMWR. 2003. 52(RR10):1-42.

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Point-of-Use Filtration
  • Ortolano, G.A., M.B. McAlister, J.H. Angelbeck, J. Schaffer, R.L. Russell, E. Maynard, and B. Wenz. 2004. Hospital water point-of-use filtration: a complementary strategy to reduce the risk of nosocomial infection. Filtration. Supplement 1:2-25.

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