Contamination of the cold water distribution system of health care facilities by Legionella pneumophila: Do we know the true dimension?

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 16, Issue 16, 2011, Pages

  Arvand, M ^a   Jungkind, K ^b   Hack, A ^a  

^a Centre for Health Protection   (Germany)

^b Communal Health Office of the Wetteraukreis ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; NURSING HOME; REHABILITATION CENTER; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79955575447     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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