ERADICATION OF LEGIONELLA SPP FROM A WARM WATER DISTRIBUTION-SYSTEM -A DOCUMENTATION OF OWN EXPERIENCES WITH THERMAL DISINFECTION

Authors
LINDE HJ HENGERER A VOGGESBERGER E HECHT J EHRET W WOLF H
Citation
Hj. Linde et al., ERADICATION OF LEGIONELLA SPP FROM A WARM WATER DISTRIBUTION-SYSTEM -A DOCUMENTATION OF OWN EXPERIENCES WITH THERMAL DISINFECTION, Zentralblatt fur Hygiene und Umweltmedizin, 197(5), 1995, pp. 441-451
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Zentralblatt fur Hygiene und Umweltmedizin → ACNP
ISSN journal
09348859
Volume
197
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
441 - 451
Database
ISI
SICI code
0934-8859(1995)197:5<441:EOLSFA>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A nosocomial case of Legionellosis in a recently built hospital was th e reason for an investigation and thermal disinfection of the complete warm water distribution system. Furthermore weak points in the tubing of the warm water system, which promoted the contamination of potable water, were eliminated as far as technically possible. A lasting redu ction of the numbers of Legionella spp. isolated could be measured (fa ctor 10-1000), but a complete decontamination of the warm water distri bution system was not possible. As Legionella spp. may cause serious i nfections in immunodeficient patients, additional measures for the dis infection of the hospital water distribution system must be taken into consideration.