Control of Legionella contamination in a hospital water distribution system by monochloramine

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 279-281

  Marchesi, Isabella ^a   Cencetti, Stefano ^b   Marchegiano, Patrizia ^b   Frezza, Giuseppina ^a   Borella, Paola ^a   Bargellini, Annalisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlorine dioxide; Hospital; Hot water distribution system; Legionella; Monochloramine; Pseudomonas

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DIOXIDE; MONOCHLORAMINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; HOSPITAL HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

CHLORAMINES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; OXIDES; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84858796663     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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