Thermal disinfection of hotels, hospitals, and athletic venues hot water distribution systems contaminated by Legionella species

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 623-627

  Mouchtouri, Varvara ^a   Velonakis, Emmanuel ^b   Hadjichristodoulou, Christos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISINFECTION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SOLAR ENERGY; SPA TREATMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

DISINFECTION; HEATING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING, HOSPITAL; SANITARY ENGINEERING; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 35548980431     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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