Hospitals aren’t as safe as we had previously thought, according
to some new studies find that high levels of infectious pathogens can be
found the water supply at hospitals. The study found that higher levels of
pathogens could be found in the water from faucet taps with aerators. The
research team that conducted the study say that aerators
are a reservoir for drug-resistant bacteria, this not only leads to a patient
at risk of infection or prolonged hospital stay. Researches also determined that the levels of chlorine were
to low, this leads to the growth of water born pathogens like legionella and Acinetobacter spp to grow in the faucet
aerators.
With this new information now
brought to light it is clear that hospitals need to do something with respect to
the situation. There should no bacteria present in hospitals water systems, it
affects the well being of the patients and puts them at risk for infection that
can lead to a prolonged hospital stay. This affects both the hospital and the
patients. It affects the hospital because they are exposing their patients to
sickness in a place that is meant for cures. The patients are also exposed to
bacteria and leads to higher medical bills due to prolonged hospital stays.
Hospitals need to set stricter
guidelines for patients health and for the benefit of the whole hospital. It
would take quite a large investment on behalf of the hospital but it is a
necessary one in order to prevent the growth of bacteria on the tap faucets
aerators. People go to hospitals hoping to get better and should not have to
worry about getting sick through the water supply.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140121113444.htm
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Very interesting! Microbes are definitely everywhere, even in the places you’d think would be most clean. This article helped me get a refresher on what pathogens actually are! You’d think hospitals would get rid of faucet taps with aerators, because like you said in the article patients could be exposed to bacteria and have prolonged stays at hospitals, which no one wants! Not only will this affect the patients but everybody who uses the faucet taps. This includes the people who help the patients, doctors and nurses! I totally agree on stricter guidelines for patients and the hospitals health. This article makes me wonder what other supplies in hospitals that are used daily carry pathogens, etc. like the faucet taps! Hospitals are known to help the sick, not get the sick sicker and the healthy sick! This article just grows my curiosity on microbes and makes me wonder if any place is safe of pathogens/killer microbes?
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Interesting article and nice development of your argument!
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