Environmental Surveillance of Legionellosis within an Italian University Hospital—Results of 15 Years of Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Hospital Structure
2.2. Sampling
2.3. Isolation and Serological Identification of Legionella Spp.
- 1 = 101–1000 CFU/L;
- 2 = 1001–10,000 CFU/L;
- 3 = 10,001–100,000 CFU/L;
- 4 > 100,000 CFU/L.
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
6. Limits of the Study
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Building | Wards | Total | Negative | Positive | Positive for LP 1 | Positive for LP 2–14 | Positive for Non-LP spp. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | Obstetrics Gynecology | 87 (6%) | 25 (29%) | 62 (71%) | 4 (6%) | 44 (71%) | 17 (27%) |
B | Internal Medicine | 67 (5%) | 29 (43%) | 38 (57%) | 0 | 21 (55%) | 20 (53%) |
C | Cardiology-Nephrology | 95 (7%) | 68 (72%) | 27 (28%) | 0 | 26 (96%) | 1 (4%) |
D | Pathological Anatomy | 76 (6%) | 37 (49%) | 39 (51%) | 2 (5%) | 37 (95%) | 4 (10%) |
E | ICU Neurosurgery-Orthopedics | 280 (21%) | 64 (23%) | 216 (77%) | 112 (52%) | 101 (47%) | 28 (25%) |
F | General Surgeries | 163 (12%) | 69 (42%) | 94 (58%) | 2 (2%) | 88 (94%) | 5 (5%) |
G | Laboratories | 136 (10%) | 52 (38%) | 84 (62%) | 26 (31%) | 58 (69%) | 2 (2%) |
H | Pulmonology, Infectious Dis., Thoracic Surg., Oncology | 173 (13%) | 41 (24%) | 132 (76%) | 0 | 118 (89%) | 14 (11%) |
NI | Pediatrics | 160 (12%) | 60 (38%) | 100 (62%) | 1 (1%) | 93 (93%) | 10 (10%) |
W | Clinics | 13 (1%) | 11 (85%) | 2 (15%) | 0 | 1 (50%) | 1 (50%) |
CLOPD | Dentistry | 96 (7%) | 78 (81%) | 18 (19%) | 0 | 1 (5%) | 17 (95%) |
Total (%) | 1346 | 534 (40%) | 812 (60%) | 147 (18%) | 588 (72%) | 119 (15%) |
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Laganà, P.; Facciolà, A.; Palermo, R.; Delia, S. Environmental Surveillance of Legionellosis within an Italian University Hospital—Results of 15 Years of Analysis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 1103. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071103
Laganà P, Facciolà A, Palermo R, Delia S. Environmental Surveillance of Legionellosis within an Italian University Hospital—Results of 15 Years of Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(7):1103. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071103
Chicago/Turabian StyleLaganà, Pasqualina, Alessio Facciolà, Roberta Palermo, and Santi Delia. 2019. "Environmental Surveillance of Legionellosis within an Italian University Hospital—Results of 15 Years of Analysis" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 7: 1103. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071103