Background Legionella pneumophila, Mycobacterium avium, and Pseudomonas
aeruginosa are opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs) that persist and grow in …

Atypical pneumonia was first described in 1938, and over time, Mycoplasma, Legionella,
and Chlamydophila were the agents commonly linked with community-associated atypical …

Mineral scale deposits, corrosion, suspended matter, and microbiological growth are factors
that must be controlled in industrial water systems. Research on understanding the …

We report our ten-year experience of hyperchlorination, thermal shock, chlorine dioxide,
monochloramine, boilers and point-of-use filters for controlling legionella contamination in a …

Objective. Hospital-acquired Legionella pneumonia has a fatality rate of 28%, and the
source is the water distribution system. Two prevention strategies have been advocated …

Legionella viability was monitored during heat shock treatment at 70° C by a flow cytometric
assay (FCA). After 30 min of treatment, for 6 of the 12 strains tested, the FCA still detected 10 …

Background Following the publication of the Italian Guidelines for the control and prevention
of legionellosis an environmental and clinical surveillance has been carried out in …

Background To date, all descriptions of legionellosis in neonates have emerged from a
small number of isolated case reports in newborns with unusually severe pneumonia. In …

ABSTRACT A total of 560 Legionella species were isolated from environmental water
sources from public facilities from June to September 2008 throughout South Korea. The …

BACKGROUND: In France, the notification of Legionnaires' disease (LD) has been
mandatory since 1987. Following a study showing an important under-reporting of the …