An outlet for a point of use shower or a faucet, the shower or faucet including a sterilizing grade water filter device with a water effluent portion, the outlet comprising: - an outlet housing comprising - a polymeric shell comprising - a side wall having - a side wall inner surface and - a side wall outer surface, - a bottom wall having - an inner face, - an outer face, and - a plurality of outlet ports, each port comprising an opening allowing water flow from the inner face through the outer face, - and a cavity defined by the side wall inner surface and the bottom wall inner face, wherein - both the side wall outer surface and the bottom wall outer face contact environmental air surrounding the shower head or the faucet head; - and a hydrophobic porous disc contained in the cavity of the polymeric shell, - the porous disc comprising a plurality of pores and having an upstream surface and a downstream surface, the downstream surface facing the inner face of the bottom wall; and, - wherein the side wall inner surface of the shell includes a mounting element releasably engageable with an external surface of a side wall of the filter device, the outlet cavity being suitable for receiving at least a portion of the filter device. - an outlet housing comprising - a polymeric shell comprising - a side wall having - a side wall inner surface and - a side wall outer surface, - a bottom wall having - an inner face, - an outer face, and - a plurality of outlet ports, each port comprising an opening allowing water flow from the inner face through the outer face, - and a cavity defined by the side wall inner surface and the bottom wall inner face, wherein - both the side wall outer surface and the bottom wall outer face contact environmental air surrounding the shower head or the faucet head; - a polymeric shell comprising - a side wall having - a side wall inner surface and - a side wall outer surface, - a side wall inner surface and - a side wall outer surface, - a bottom wall having - an inner face, - an outer face, and - a plurality of outlet ports, each port comprising an opening allowing water flow from the inner face through the outer face, - an inner face, - an outer face, and - a plurality of outlet ports, each port comprising an opening allowing water flow from the inner face through the outer face, - and a cavity defined by the side wall inner surface and the bottom wall inner face, wherein - both the side wall outer surface and the bottom wall outer face contact environmental air surrounding the shower head or the faucet head; - and a hydrophobic porous disc contained in the cavity of the polymeric shell, - the porous disc comprising a plurality of pores and having an upstream surface and a downstream surface, the downstream surface facing the inner face of the bottom wall; and, - wherein the side wall inner surface of the shell includes a mounting element releasably engageable with an external surface of a side wall of the filter device, the outlet cavity being suitable for receiving at least a portion of the filter device. - the porous disc comprising a plurality of pores and having an upstream surface and a downstream surface, the downstream surface facing the inner face of the bottom wall; and, - wherein the side wall inner surface of the shell includes a mounting element releasably engageable with an external surface of a side wall of the filter device, the outlet cavity being suitable for receiving at least a portion of the filter device.