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Archive > November, 2004 Vol. V, No. 11

Infection Prevention

Is Your Water Safe?

Janet E. Stout, PhD

Janet E. Stout, PhD Tap water is essentially harmless. Yet it's teeming with microorganisms - up to 100,000 per milliliter. It's when people have health conditions or clinical procedures that compromise their ability to defend against these microorganisms that healthcare-acquired pneumonia, or a bloodstream (septicemia) or wound infection can result. Here's what you need to know to lower the risk of infection from waterborne pathogens in your facility.

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