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Article DOI: 10.1086/502402
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Contribution of Tap Water and Environmental Surfaces to Nosocomial Transmission of Antibiotic‐Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa • 
Lawrence F. Muscarella , PhD
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology , Vol. 25, No. 4 (April 2004), pp. 342-345
Article DOI: 10.1086/502402
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/502402
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Contribution of Tap Water and Environmental Surfaces to Nosocomial Transmission of Antibiotic‐Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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The medical literature was reviewed to determine whether nosocomial outbreaks due to imipenem‐resistant and other antibiotic‐resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa could be related to environmental contamination.1‐5 The results may provide information helpful for the investigation, identification, and prevention of outbreaks in the healthcare setting caused by this bacterium.

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  • Contribution of Tap Water and Environmental Surfaces to Nosocomial Transmission of Antibiotic‐Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Lawrence F. Muscarella , PhD
  • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  • Vol. 25, No. 4 (April 2004) (pp. 342-345)

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Lawrence F. Muscarella , PhD

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Dr. Muscarella is from Custom Ultrasonics, Inc., Ivyland, Pennsylvania.Address reprint requests to Lawrence F. Muscarella, PhD, Custom Ultrasonics, Inc., 144 Railroad Drive, Ivyland, PA 18974.

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