Prevalence study of Legionella spp. contamination in Greek hospitals

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 295-304

  Mavridou, Athena ^a   Smeti, Eleni ^b   Mandilara, Georgia ^c   Pappa, Olga ^c   Plakadonaki, Sophia ^a   Grispou, Eirini ^d   Polemis, Mihalis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^b Water Supply and Sewerage Company of Athens   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^d EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hospital; IgG titre; Legionella pneumophila; Molecular typing; Water

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; GROWTH RATE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; SERUM; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GREECE; HOSPITAL; LEGIONELLA; PREVALENCE; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AIR CONDITIONING; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREECE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 48749116440     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120801966035     Document Type: Article

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