Glossary
Augmented care
Healthcare settings where patients are especially vulnerable to waterborne infection: for example those who are severely immunocompromised, in intensive care, or undergoing certain treatments. Water serving augmented care areas needs tighter control, monitoring and sometimes point-of-use filtration.
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