Prevalence of anti-legionella antibodies among Italian hospital workers

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-155

  Borella, P ^a   Bargellini, A ^a   Marchesi, I ^a   Rovesti, S ^a   Stancanelli, G ^b   Scaltriti, S ^a,b   Moro, M ^b   Montagna, M T ^c   Tato D ^c   Napoli, C ^c   Triassi, M ^d   Montegrosso, S ^d   Pennino, F ^d   Zotti, C M ^e   Ditommaso, S ^e   Giacomuzzi, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti Legionella antibodies; Hospital staff; Legionella; Occupational exposure; Risk factors; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH STUDENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTISTRY; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA BOZEMANII; LEGIONELLA DUMOFFII; LEGIONELLA GORMANII; LEGIONELLA JORDANIS; LEGIONELLA LONGBEACHAE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLACEAE; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMONIA; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; TATLOCKIA MICDADEI; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ITALY; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 43949115883     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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