The Efficacy of Residual Chlorine Content on the Control of Legionella Spp. In Hospital Water Systems.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Outbreaks of legionellosis may be a side effect of institution-water treatment. However, the long-term outcomes and the predictive factors of Legionella prevalence in such systems have still not been fully studied. This study was therefore conducted to investigate the prevalence of Legionella spp. and to evaluate the role of bacteriological water quality parameters on its prevalence and removal in hospital water systems.

Methods

A total of 45 samples were collected from distinct sites at seven hospitals in Tehran, Iran. The prevalence of this bacterium was assayed through a sensitive and specific technique for DNA detection using PCR. Multivariable stepwise regression analysis was used to explore the independent effects of the baseline factors on the incidence of

SUBMITTER: Rafiee M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4449412 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature