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[Management of infectious risk associated with therapeutic pools]
Unlabelled:
There is no specific legislation concerning pools and others medical hydrotherapy equipments relating hygiene and security rules. For this reason, the hydrotherapy pools use the public swimming pools legislation.
Method:
This article is based on literature review (database Medline and Embase--manual research).
Results:
This article offers a review of pool associated infections along with the description of the measures designed to minimise the possible transmission of infection during hydrotherapy activities such as: Technical measures: pool and premises conception, water treatments, feed tanks, air quality. Hygiene rules for patients and hospital staff and pathologies which are contra-indications to hydrotherapy activities. Microbiological and physico-chemical monitoring.
Discussion:
The infectious risk remains low with therapeutic pools. However, the development of specific legislation and surveillance should be enhanced.
Conclusion:
All these measures are part of the quality assurance program that must be implemented to control the safety of these installations.
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