Persistent Legionella contamination of water faucets in a tertiary hospital in Japan

Objective: The feasibility of the decontamination procedure for Legionella pneumophila of water systems in healthcare facilities varies by water purification and disinfection methods in each country. We evaluated the efficacy of feasible decontamination strategies in Japan. Methods: This study was c...

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Main Authors: Itaru Nakamura, Junko Amemura-Maekawa, Fumiaki Kura, Takehito Kobayashi, Akihiro Sato, Hidehiro Watanabe, Tetsuya Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220301211