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Public health and economic costs of investigating a suspected outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. [PDF]

, 2007
This paper provides one of the first assessments of the burden of both the public health investigation and the economic costs associated with an apparent outbreak of Legionnaires' disease (LD) in South East London.
Joseph, CA, Rao, G, Outbreak Control Team, Surman-Lee, S, Harrison, TG, Heathcock, R, Lee, JV, Lock, K, Millett, C   +8 more
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Investigation of Legionella Pneumophila bacteria in hospital water supply systems

Muhandisī-i Bihdāsht-i Muḥīṭ, 2021
Introduction: Legionella Pneumophila bacteria is known as one of the most important nosocomial infections and the most common cause of death in patients.
Maryam Moradnia, Sheno Ghaderi, Mohammad Noorisepehr, Mehdi Salari, Delnniya khani, Mohammad Darvishmotevalli   +5 more
doaj  

The Establishment of an Indigenous‐Led Drinking Water Monitoring Program Leveraging qPCR and Metagenomics Testing in New Zealand

Water Environment Research, Volume 98, Issue 7, July 2026.
An Indigenous‐led monitoring program was established in the South Island of New Zealand to improve local drinking water safety. Advanced sampling techniques were used to identify public health risks and provide assurance that remedial interventions were effective.
Connor Redmile, Donna Sutherland, Megan Devane, William Taylor, Isobel Busby, Anne Glackin, Brent Gilpin, Tim Chambers   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of disinfectants used in cooling towers against Legionella pneumophila

, 2008
Background: Legionella persists in man-made aquatic installations despite preventive treatments. More information about disinfectants could improve the effectiveness of treatments.
García Esteban, María Teresa, Pelaz, Carmen   +1 more
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Legionella colonization and 3D spatial location within a Pseudomonas biofilm

Scientific Reports
Biofilms are known to be critical for Legionella settlement in engineered water systems and are often associated with Legionnaire’s Disease events. One of the key features of biofilms is their heterogeneous three-dimensional structure which supports the ...
Ana Rosa Silva, Luis F. Melo, C. William Keevil, Ana Pereira   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Symbiont-Mediated Defense against Legionella pneumophila in Amoebae

, 2019
International audienceLegionella pneumophila is an important opportunistic pathogen for which environmental reservoirs are crucial for the infection of humans.
Sarah Escola, Horn, Matthias, Carmen Buchrieser, Wascher, Florian, Swanson, Michele, S, Escola, Sarah, Buchrieser, Carmen, Michele S. Swanson, Matthias Horn, König, Lena, Lena König, Cecilia Wentrup, Frederik Schulz, Wentrup, Cecilia, Schulz, Frederik, Florian Wascher   +15 more
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Legionella pneumophila in commercial bottled mineral water. [PDF]

, 2006
Contains fulltext : 50731.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)Sixty-eight commercial bottled mineral waters (64 brands, 68 different 'best-before dates') were tested for the presence of bacteria and fungi.
Warris, A., Sturm, P.D.J., Melchers, W.J.G., Klont, R.R., Rijs, A.J.M.M., Verweij, P.E.   +5 more
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Legionella 5S rRNA PCR melting temperature analysis discriminates high-risk species associated with disease severity

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Legionella species are important causes of community-acquired pneumonia. The diagnostic performance and clinical implications of a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based real-time PCR assay targeting the Legionella 5S rRNA gene were ...
Aaron M. Pulsipher, Georges Khattar, Emily Harris, Valerie White, Camron Stout, Holenaraspur R. Vikram, Robin Patel, Patricia J. Simner   +7 more
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Factors Influencing Legionella Contamination of Domestic Household Showers

Pathogens, 2019
Legionnaires’ disease is a potentially fatal pneumonia like infection caused by inhalation or aspiration of water particles contaminated with pathogenic Legionella spp.
Deanna Hayes-Phillips, Richard Bentham, Kirstin Ross, Harriet Whiley   +3 more
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Persistence of chlorine-sensitive Legionella pneumophila in hyperchlorinated installations

, 2008
Aims: To study the persistence of Legionella over time in different disinfected facilities and analysing whether failures in bacterial eradication could be the result of a decrease in the susceptibility of the persistent strains to subsequent treatments.
Ibáñez, A., Tarancón, M. L., Pelaz, C., García Esteban, María Teresa, Elola, C., Baladrón, B., Gil, V., Vilasau, A.   +7 more
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