Mycological Investigation of Bottled Water Dispensers in Healthcare Facilities.

ABSTRACT: The usage of bottled water dispensers (BWDs) has spread worldwide. Despite their popularity, few studies have dealt with their microbial contaminants, and little attention is given to their fungal contamination. To our knowledge this is the first mycological study of BWDs in Europe. 36 devices have been examined in Budapest, Hungary. Despite of the strictly regulated water hygiene system in Hungary, molds and yeasts were detected in 86.8% of the samples, 56.76% were highly contaminated. Elevated heterotrophic plate counts were also observed in all samples compared to that of Hungarian drinking water. As all physical and chemical water quality characteristics have met the relevant national and European parametric values and neither totally explained the results of microbial counts, the effe

SUBMITTER: Tischner Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8308914 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature