ANALYSIS OF THE LEVEL AND RATE OF LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA CONTAMINATION OF HOT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN THE THERAPEUTIC-AND-PROPHYLACTIC INSTITUTIONS OF MOSCOW | Zendy

O. A. Gruzdeva | Zendy; Filatov Nn | Zendy; О В Садретдинова | Zendy; Т. И. Карпова | Zendy; Yu. E. Dronina | Zendy; N. M. Shustrova | Zendy; Yu. S. Аlyapkina | Zendy; V G Fokina | Zendy; G. Yu. Nikitina | Zendy; Nataliya E. Drozdova | Zendy; Yu. V Nikolskaya | Zendy; Igor Tartakovsky | Zendy

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ANALYSIS OF THE LEVEL AND RATE OF LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA CONTAMINATION OF HOT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN THE THERAPEUTIC-AND-PROPHYLACTIC INSTITUTIONS OF MOSCOW

Author(s) -

O. A. Gruzdeva,

Filatov Nn,

О В Садретдинова,

Т. И. Карпова,

Yu. E. Dronina,

N. M. Shustrova,

Yu. S. Аlyapkina,

V G Fokina,

G. Yu. Nikitina,

Nataliya E. Drozdova,

Yu. V Nikolskaya,

Igor Tartakovsky

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

epidemiology and infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2411-3026

pISSN - 1560-9529

DOI - 10.17816/eid40621

Subject(s) - legionella , legionella pneumophila , contamination , colonization , water supply , medicine , environmental science , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental engineering , biology , bacteria , ecology , genetics

The specific features of Legionella colonization of water supply systems were studied in the large healthcare facilities (HCF) of Moscow. Examination of 16 buildings of 5 Moscow multidisciplinary HCFs, including their risk-group units, revealed the high level (68%) of Legionella pneumophila contamination of hot water supply systems. Among the Legionella pneumophila strains circulating in the hot water supply systems of Moscow HCFs, there was a preponderance of its serogroup 6 (44%), 5 (26%), and 1 (13%) strains. The findings suggest that it is necessary to arrange a set of prophylactic measures for microbiological monitoring and protection of water systems in the HCFs, which are aimed at preventing nosocomial legionellosis.

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