Water Fixtures: Infection Control Friends or Foes?

Would you find more bacteria (Legionella, Pseudomonas, etc.) in the water
from standard faucets or electronic/sensor faucets? 

	Latest Hands-Free Electronic Water Faucets Found To Be Hindrance, Not Help, In Hospital Infection Control: Old-fashioned, manual faucets work better, study shows; Hopkins is removing new ones (download PDF or read on Johns Hopkins website.)
	A Controlled Study of Legionella Concentrations in Water from Faucets with Aerators or Laminar Water Flow Devices

Faucet aerators have long been thought to contribute to higher bacterial
counts.  Is this fact or fiction? 

Should electronic faucets be used in intensive care and hematology units?

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