(Mis)perception and Use of Unsterile Water in Home Medical Devices, PN View 360+ Survey, United States, August 2021

Tap water is not sterile, and its use in home medical devices can result in infections from waterborne pathogens. However, many participants in a recent survey in the United States said tap water could safely be used for home medical devices. These results can inform communication materials to reduc...

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Autores principales: Miko, Shanna, Collier, Sarah A., Burns-Lynch, Claire E., Andújar, Ashley A., Benedict, Katharine M., Haston, Julia C., Hough, Catherine O., Cope, Jennifer R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9881759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36692441
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2902.221205
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description Tap water is not sterile, and its use in home medical devices can result in infections from waterborne pathogens. However, many participants in a recent survey in the United States said tap water could safely be used for home medical devices. These results can inform communication materials to reduce the high consequence of infections.
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spelling pubmed-98817592023-02-08 (Mis)perception and Use of Unsterile Water in Home Medical Devices, PN View 360+ Survey, United States, August 2021 Miko, Shanna Collier, Sarah A. Burns-Lynch, Claire E. Andújar, Ashley A. Benedict, Katharine M. Haston, Julia C. Hough, Catherine O. Cope, Jennifer R. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Tap water is not sterile, and its use in home medical devices can result in infections from waterborne pathogens. However, many participants in a recent survey in the United States said tap water could safely be used for home medical devices. These results can inform communication materials to reduce the high consequence of infections. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9881759/ /pubmed/36692441 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2902.221205 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Emerging Infectious Diseases is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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title_sort (mis)perception and use of unsterile water in home medical devices, pn view 360+ survey, united states, august 2021
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36692441
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2902.221205
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