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    "Department of Infection Control and Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), Georg-August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.",
    "Member of the Commission for Infection Prevention and Hygiene in Healthcare and Nursing (KRINKO) at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Berlin, Germany.",
    "Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Department for Infectious Diseases, Unit 14 Hospital Hygiene, Infection Prevention and Control, Berlin, Germany.",
    "Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Clinic Ulm, Ulm, Germany.",
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  "title": "Equipping medical hand-washing stations with cold drinking-quality water - a contribution to sustainability.",
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