Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit
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Legionella spp. is transmitted from water to humans by aerosol-generating devices, including cooling towers (CTs). There have not been published reports about Legionella in these systems in Qatar. Ten CTs in Qatar University were sampled on a monthly...
Annali di igiene : medicina preventiva e di comunita
38989797
INTRODUCTION: The periodic monitoring of Legionella in hospital water networks allows preventive measures to be taken to avoid the risk of legionellosis to patients and healthcare workers.
BACKGROUND: Cooling towers containing Legionella spp are a high-risk source of Legionnaires' disease outbreaks. Manually locating cooling towers from aerial imagery during outbreak investigations requires expertise, is labour intensive, and can be pr...
Legionella pneumophila (L. pneumophila) is a pathogenic bacterium primarily known for causing Legionnaires' Disease which is known for high mortality rates, particularly in the elderly. With caseloads continuing to increase, further research is neede...