In May 1998, a single case of nosocomial legionellosis was discovered in a 1000 bed hospital in Milan, which included departments serving immunocompromised and severely ill patients (transplant recipients, AIDS cases, patients receiving corticosteroids, etc.). This infection provided an opportunity to undertake a long term epidemiological and environmental survey. After 15 months of active surveillance, we have generated some suggestions for management of legionnaires’ disease acquired both in hospital and in the community.
Surveillance of legionellosis within a hospital in northern Italy: May 1998 to September 1999 / Borella, Paola; Bargellini, Annalisa; S., Pergolizzi; Aggazzotti, Gabriella; C., Curti; P., Nizzero; G., Stancanelli; R., Vaiani; G., Gesu; R., Mazzuconi. - In: EUROSURVEILLANCE. - ISSN 1025-496X. - STAMPA. - 4:(1999), pp. 118-120.
Surveillance of legionellosis within a hospital in northern Italy: May 1998 to September 1999
BORELLA, Paola;BARGELLINI, Annalisa;AGGAZZOTTI, Gabriella;
1999
Abstract
In May 1998, a single case of nosocomial legionellosis was discovered in a 1000 bed hospital in Milan, which included departments serving immunocompromised and severely ill patients (transplant recipients, AIDS cases, patients receiving corticosteroids, etc.). This infection provided an opportunity to undertake a long term epidemiological and environmental survey. After 15 months of active surveillance, we have generated some suggestions for management of legionnaires’ disease acquired both in hospital and in the community.
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