Adherence to Legionella control regulations and guidelines in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional survey

• Main Authors: Anders Bekkelund (Author), Line Ødegård Angeloff (Author), Ettore Amato (Author), Susanne Hyllestad (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Infection by Legionella bacteria is a risk to elderly individuals in health care facilities and should be managed by preventing bacterial proliferation in internal water systems. Norwegian legislation calls for a mandatory Legionella-specific risk assessment with the subsequent i...