Legionella control still remains a critical issue in healthcare settings where the preferred approach to health risk assessment and management is to develop a water safety plan. We report the experience of a university hospital, where a water safety plan has been applied since 2002, and the results obtained with the application of different methods for disinfecting hot water distribution systems in order to provide guidance for the management of water risk.

Casini, B., Buzzigoli, A., Cristina, M., Spagnolo, A., Del Giudice, P., Brusaferro, S., Poscia, A., Moscato, U., Valentini, P., Baggiani, A., Privitera, G., Long-term effects of hospital water network disinfection on Legionella and other waterborne bacteria in an Italian university hospital, <<INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY>>, 2014; 35 (3): 293-299. [doi:10.1086/675280] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/64826]

Long-term effects of hospital water network disinfection on Legionella and other waterborne bacteria in an Italian university hospital

Poscia, Andrea;Moscato, Umberto;Valentini, Piero;
2014

Abstract

Legionella control still remains a critical issue in healthcare settings where the preferred approach to health risk assessment and management is to develop a water safety plan. We report the experience of a university hospital, where a water safety plan has been applied since 2002, and the results obtained with the application of different methods for disinfecting hot water distribution systems in order to provide guidance for the management of water risk.
2014
Inglese
Casini, B., Buzzigoli, A., Cristina, M., Spagnolo, A., Del Giudice, P., Brusaferro, S., Poscia, A., Moscato, U., Valentini, P., Baggiani, A., Privitera, G., Long-term effects of hospital water network disinfection on Legionella and other waterborne bacteria in an Italian university hospital, <<INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY>>, 2014; 35 (3): 293-299. [doi:10.1086/675280] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/64826]
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/10807/64826
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? 20
  • Scopus 44
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 40
social impact