| non-touch fittings in hospitals: a possible source of pseudomonas aeruginosa and legionella spp. | non-touch fittings are gradually becoming very common in the bathrooms and toilets of public facilities and restaurants. hospitals and other healthcare facilities have recently started to install these types of water taps to lower water consumption, thus saving costs, and to prevent healthcare workers from touching the tap, thus promoting hygiene. this study analysed the bacteriological water quality of 38 non-touch water taps in different settings in a 450-bed secondary-care hospital in upper a ... | 2001 | 11567556 |