Emmerson A M
Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2001 Mar-Apr;7(2):272-6. doi: 10.3201/eid0702.010225.
Water is used in vast quantities in health-care premises. Many aquatic microorganisms can survive and flourish in water with minimal nutrients and can be transferred to vulnerable hospital patients in direct (e.g., inhalation, ingestion, surface absorption) and indirect ways (e.g., by instruments and utensils). Many outbreaks of infection or pseudoinfection occur through lack of prevention measures and ignorance of the source and transmission of opportunistic pathogens.
医疗场所大量用水。许多水生微生物能够在营养物质极少的水中存活并繁衍,可通过直接(如吸入、摄入、体表吸收)和间接方式(如通过仪器和器具)传播给脆弱的医院患者。许多感染或假感染的爆发是由于缺乏预防措施以及对机会性病原体的来源和传播方式一无所知。