Monitoring the bacteriological quality of potable waters in hospital

Hunter, Paul R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5608-6144 and Burge, Susan H. (1988) Monitoring the bacteriological quality of potable waters in hospital. Journal of Hospital Infection, 12 (4). pp. 289-294. ISSN 0195-6701

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Abstract

We report a survey of the bacteriological quality of potable waters from hospitals. In the 12-month period February 1986 to January 1987, 646 samples were examined from 25 hospitals. Coliforms were isolated from eight (1·2%) samples, received from three hospitals. These hospitals did not, therefore, satisfy the European Community (EC) directive on potable water quality. Three hundred and four (47%) samples had total viable counts higher than the guidelines given in the EC directive on potable waters. Thirteen (52%) of hospitals surveyed submitted at least one unsatisfactory sample and six (24%) submitted more than 50% unsatisfactory samples. Water quality was generally poorer in the summer and autumn. Estimation of the total viable count is an inexpensive and simple method for monitoring the microbial quality of hospital waters.

Item Type: Article
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023)
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health
Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Water Security Research Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health
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Date Deposited: 02 Mar 2022 11:30
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2023 03:16
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/83837
DOI: 10.1016/0195-6701(88)90070-9

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