Prevalence study of Legionella spp. contamination in Greek hospitals

dc.contributor.author	Μαυρίδου, Αθηνά	el
dc.contributor.author	Σμέτη, Ελένη	el
dc.contributor.author	Μανδηλαρά, Γεωργία	el
dc.contributor.author	Παππά, Όλγα	el
dc.contributor.author	Πλακαντωνάκη, Σοφία	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-01T20:53:25Z
dc.date.available	2015-05-01T20:53:25Z
dc.date.issued	2015-05-01
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/9438
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
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dc.source	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09603120801966035	en
dc.subject	νόσος των Λεγεωναρίων
dc.subject	νερό
dc.subject	νοσοκομείο
dc.subject	μοριακή τυποποίηση
dc.subject	αντίσωμα
dc.subject	Legionella pneumophila
dc.subject	water
dc.subject	Hospitals
dc.subject	molecular typing
dc.subject	IgG titre
dc.title	Prevalence study of Legionella spp. contamination in Greek hospitals	en
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heal.classification	Δημόσια υγεία
heal.classification	Μικροβιολογία
heal.classification	Public health
heal.classification	Microbiology
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heal.contributorName	Γρίσπου, Ειρήνη	el
heal.contributorName	Πολέμης, Μιχάλης	el
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1080/09603120801966035
heal.language	en
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heal.publicationDate	2008-07-31
heal.bibliographicCitation	Mavridou, A., Smeti, E., Mandilara, G., Pappa, O., Plakadonaki, S. et al. (2008) Prevalence study of Legionella spp. contamination in Greek hospitals. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. [Online] 18 (4), pp.295-304. Available from: http://www.tandfonline.com [Accessed 01/05/2015]	en
heal.abstract	Water and swab samples were collected from 13 hospitals and analyzed for Legionella counts. Legionella was detected in eight out of 13 hospitals and in 22 of 130 water and swab-collected samples. A total of 72.7% of the strains were L. pneumophila ser. 1, 22.7% were L. pneumophila ser. 2-14, and 4.5% did not belong to any of these groups. AFLP typing of the L. pneumophila ser. 1 strains generated two distinguishable AFLP types. There was no significant correlation to the sample type with Legionella recovery. Legionella isolation was more likely to occur in the cooling towers than the water system. Water temperatures of 30–40°C seem to favor Legionella growth. Of the 265 serum samples taken from the medical and technical staff for the control of IgG titre, 89.4% were negative, 7.2% were positive, and for 3.4% the result was doubtful. No association between IgG titre and maximum observed level of Legionella occurrence was detected.	en
heal.publisher	Taylor & Francis	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Environmental Health Research	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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