Role of water quality assessments in hospital infection control: Experience from a new oncology center in eastern India

被引：9

作者：

Bhalchandra, Ramkrishna ^{[1
]}

Chandy, Mammen ^{[2
]}

Ramanan, Venkata Raman ^{[2
]}

Mahajan, Aseem ^{[2
]}

Soundaranayagam, Jeeva Ratnam ^{[3
]}

Garai, Subrata ^{[3
]}

Bhattacharya, Sanjay ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Tata Med Ctr, Dept Microbiol, Kolkata 700156, W Bengal, India

[2] Tata Med Ctr, Dept Med Adm, Kolkata 700156, W Bengal, India

[3] Tata Med Ctr, Dept Maintenance Engn, Kolkata 700156, W Bengal, India

来源：

INDIAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY | 2014年 / 57卷 / 03期

关键词：

Chlorine; Pseudomonas; reverse osmosis; total dissolved solids; water quality; DRINKING-WATER; UNIT;

D O I：

10.4103/0377-4929.138745

中图分类号：

R36 [病理学];

学科分类号：

100104 ;

摘要：

Water quality assessment and timely intervention are essential for health. Microbiology, total dissolved solids (TDS) and free residual chlorine were measured for water quality maintenance in an oncology center in India. Impact of these interventions over a period of 22 months has been demonstrated with four cardinal events. Pseudomonas in hospital water was controlled by adequate chlorination, whereas high TDS in the central sterile supply department water was corrected by the installation of electro-deionization plant. Contaminated bottled water was replaced using quality controlled hospital supply. Timely detection and correction of water-related issues, including reverse osmosis plant was possible through multi-faceted approach to water quality.

引用

页码：435 / 438

页数：4

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