In an university hospital of about 900 beds, a clinical surveillance was activated to detect cases of Legionnaires' disease in patients affected by community and/or nosocomial-acquired pneumonia. In the hospital Legionella spp was detected in the hot water distribution system and various disinfecting and control procedures were adopted to reduce contamination. Contemporary, the clinical surveillance began with the systematic detection of Legionella urinary antigen among recovered pneumonia, seroconversion as confirmation test and the collection of respiratory secretions or other biological materials to isolate the microorganism in patients positive to the urinary antigen. From September 2003 to May 2005, 486 pneumonia were followed, 98 of which considered of nosocomial origin. In total, 15 cases of community-acquired Legionnaires' disease were detected by the urinary test, whereas no cases of nosocomial origin were found. The characteristics of the detected cases are described in comparison with the other pneumonia and the surveillance cost was evaluated. The systematic clinical surveillance for Legionella infections is feasible with limit costs, allows to detect community-acquired cases otherwise unknown and to ascertain the absence/presence of nosocomial-acquired pneumonia, irrespective of the environment contamination.

Sorveglianza clinica attiva per la ricerca di polmoniti da Legionella. Risultati e considerazioni per le strutture sanitarie / Marchesi, Isabella; Bargellini, Annalisa; S., Cencetti; P., Marchegiano; Cauteruccio, Laura; Casolari, Chiara; Borella, Paola. - In: ANNALI DI IGIENE MEDICINA PREVENTIVA E DI COMUNITÀ. - ISSN 1120-9135. - STAMPA. - 19:4(2007), pp. 295-302.

Sorveglianza clinica attiva per la ricerca di polmoniti da Legionella. Risultati e considerazioni per le strutture sanitarie.

MARCHESI, Isabella;BARGELLINI, Annalisa;CAUTERUCCIO, Laura;CASOLARI, Chiara;BORELLA, Paola
2007

Abstract

In an university hospital of about 900 beds, a clinical surveillance was activated to detect cases of Legionnaires' disease in patients affected by community and/or nosocomial-acquired pneumonia. In the hospital Legionella spp was detected in the hot water distribution system and various disinfecting and control procedures were adopted to reduce contamination. Contemporary, the clinical surveillance began with the systematic detection of Legionella urinary antigen among recovered pneumonia, seroconversion as confirmation test and the collection of respiratory secretions or other biological materials to isolate the microorganism in patients positive to the urinary antigen. From September 2003 to May 2005, 486 pneumonia were followed, 98 of which considered of nosocomial origin. In total, 15 cases of community-acquired Legionnaires' disease were detected by the urinary test, whereas no cases of nosocomial origin were found. The characteristics of the detected cases are described in comparison with the other pneumonia and the surveillance cost was evaluated. The systematic clinical surveillance for Legionella infections is feasible with limit costs, allows to detect community-acquired cases otherwise unknown and to ascertain the absence/presence of nosocomial-acquired pneumonia, irrespective of the environment contamination.
2007
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Sorveglianza clinica attiva per la ricerca di polmoniti da Legionella. Risultati e considerazioni per le strutture sanitarie / Marchesi, Isabella; Bargellini, Annalisa; S., Cencetti; P., Marchegiano; Cauteruccio, Laura; Casolari, Chiara; Borella, Paola. - In: ANNALI DI IGIENE MEDICINA PREVENTIVA E DI COMUNITÀ. - ISSN 1120-9135. - STAMPA. - 19:4(2007), pp. 295-302.
Marchesi, Isabella; Bargellini, Annalisa; S., Cencetti; P., Marchegiano; Cauteruccio, Laura; Casolari, Chiara; Borella, Paola
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