Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 in the Water Facilities of a Tertiary Healthcare Center, India

Proactive environmental surveillance for Legionella pneumophila in hospitals that treat immunocompromised patients is a useful strategy for preventing nosocomial Legionnaires’ disease. We report the presence of L. pneumophila serogroup 1 in 15.2% of the water systems of our tertiary healthcare cente...

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Autores principales: Chaudhry, Rama, Sreenath, K., Arvind, Valavane, Vinayaraj, E.V., Tanu, Sagar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5652427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29048287
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2311.171071
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Sumario:Proactive environmental surveillance for Legionella pneumophila in hospitals that treat immunocompromised patients is a useful strategy for preventing nosocomial Legionnaires’ disease. We report the presence of L. pneumophila serogroup 1 in 15.2% of the water systems of our tertiary healthcare center, which should prompt health officials to formulate mitigation policies.

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