Environmental surveillance of Legionella pneumophila in two Italian hospitals

• Główni autorzy: Marina Tesauro (Autor), Annalisa Bianchi (Autor), Michela Consonni (Autor), Fabrizio Pregliasco (Autor), Maria Gabriella Galli (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Hasła przedmiotowe: article
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The aim of this study was to identify the most effective disinfection protocol to reduce the presence of Legionella pneumophila in the water system of two Italian hospitals. From 2004 to 2009, 271 samplings of hot water were carried out in 11 hospital units to detect the presence of L. pneumophila....