Health board fined after patient contracts Legionnaires'

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Electronic faucets unsafe for use in high-risk patient hospital settings

(Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have determined that electronic faucets are more likely to become contaminated with unacceptably high levels of bacteria, including Legionella spp., compared with traditional manually operated faucets. The study will be presented on Saturday at the annual meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

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