Effective environmental sampling strategies for monitoring Legionella spp contamination in hot water systems

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 344-349

  Ditommaso, Savina ^a   Giacomuzzi, Monica ^a   Gentile, Marino ^a   Moiraghi, Angela Ruggenini ^a   Zotti, Carla M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

environmental monitoring; Legionella; water supply

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOSPITAL; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY TEST; LEGIONELLA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOSPITALS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLOSIS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77952980496     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.09.016     Document Type: Article

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