Colonization of a water system by Legionella organisms and nosocomial legionellosis: a 5-year report from a large Italian hospital

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 May;27(5):532-5. doi: 10.1086/504454.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Disinfection / methods
  • Female
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Legionella / drug effects
  • Legionella / growth & development
  • Legionella / isolation & purification*
  • Legionella pneumophila / drug effects
  • Legionella pneumophila / isolation & purification
  • Legionellosis / epidemiology*
  • Legionellosis / microbiology
  • Legionnaires' Disease / epidemiology
  • Legionnaires' Disease / microbiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Water Microbiology*
  • Water Supply*