Research progress on waterborne infection in medical institutions
10.12138/j.issn.1671-9638.20245359
- VernacularTitle:医疗机构水源性感染研究进展
- Author:
Peng ZHENG
1
;
Bang-Fang WANG
;
Jia-Bing LIN
;
Qing-Feng SHI
Author Information
1. 江苏大学附属武进医院感染管理科,江苏常州 213000;徐州医科大学武进临床学院,江苏常州 213000
- Keywords:
hospital water supply;
waterborne pathogen;
healthcare-associated infection;
biofilm
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2024;23(8):1053-1060
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Hospital water supply system may serve as a reservoir of waterborne pathogens,and contaminated wa-ter can lead to the occurrence and outbreak of healthcare-associated infection(HAI),which bring great challenge to the prevention and control of HAI.Waterborne pathogens,such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa,Legionella,no-tu-berculous Mycobacterium,Acinetobacter,and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia,often propagate and spread through the water supply system.Water temperature,residual chlorine concentration,and biofilm in water supply system are key influencing factors.This article reviews the current situation of waterborne infection,characteristics and in-fluencing factors of water supply system in medical institutions in recent years,as well as related waterborne infec-tion events at home and abroad,so as to bring new insights for the prevention and control of waterborne infection in medical institutions.
