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Detection of potentially pathogenic bacteria in the drinking water distribution system of a hospital in Hungary
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 06/12/09
Felföldi T et al. - The results obtained verify the higher sensitivity of PCR compared to cultivation for detecting Legionella and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Moreover, several other opportunistic pathogenic bacteria, such as Escherichia albertii, Acinetobacter lwoffi and Corynebacterium tuberculostrearicum, were detected, emphasizing that drinking water systems, especially those with stagnant water sections, could be the source of nosocomial infections.
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