IMPACT OF MATERIAL OF WATER-SUPPLY SYSTEM S ON PREVALENCE OF LEGIONELLA SP IN AN HOSPITAL

Authors
PONGRATZ A SCHWARZKOPF A HAHN H HEESEMANN J KARCH H DOLL W
Citation
A. Pongratz et al., IMPACT OF MATERIAL OF WATER-SUPPLY SYSTEM S ON PREVALENCE OF LEGIONELLA SP IN AN HOSPITAL, Zentralblatt fur Hygiene und Umweltmedizin, 195(5-6), 1994, pp. 483-488
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Zentralblatt fur Hygiene und Umweltmedizin → ACNP
ISSN journal
09348859
Volume
195
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
483 - 488
Database
ISI
SICI code
0934-8859(1994)195:5-6<483:IOMOWS>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
In this paper the prevalence of Legionella in water samples from cold and warm water supply systems made of copper, iron and polyethylene wa s determined. Water supplied by copper pipes revealed to be nearly fre e of Legionella (only 2% of probes positive), but water from iron (90% ) or polyethylene pipes (65% probes positive) proved to be heavily con taminated. The 82 isolates were identified as Legionella pneumophila, one from serogroup 1, the others from serogroup 4.