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legionella pneumophila and water temperatures in australian hospitals.thirty-four samples of warm waters from 12 psychiatric centres in victoria and new south wales were examined for legionellae by guinea-pig inoculation. legionella pneumophila was isolated from 20 of the samples collected from ten of the establishments investigated. the detected prevalence proportion of l. pneumophila in waters of temperatures 36 to 43 degrees c was 0.9 (18/20), whereas the prevalence in waters of temperatures 45 to 54.2 degrees c was 0.14 (2/14). the two 'positive' waters within ...19853859262
isolation of legionella pneumophila from hospital water systems in victoria.a survey of water symptoms in 12 victorian hospitals was undertaken to establish the prevalence of legionella pneumophila in buildings not known to be associated with cases of legionnaires' disease. samples of hot, cold and shower water were taken, together with water from cooling towers, and isolation was attempted by guinea-pig inoculation. legionella pneumophila was not isolated from any of the hot, cold or shower samples, but six strains were isolated from five of the cooling towers sampled.19827132874
legionnaires' disease outbreak. 19989735547
legionnaires' disease outbreak: victoria's largest identified outbreak.this paper describes and analyses some aspects of an outbreak of legionnaires' disease in victoria, commencing in late october 1998. in all, 18 cases caused by legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 were notified within 10 days making this the largest outbreak in victoria reported to that date. all cases had epidemiological links to an industrial estate in a northern melbourne suburb. extensive environmental sampling revealed legionella bacteria in five cooling towers. molecular sub-typing technique ...200010981350
legionella pneumophila: not just pneumonia. 200111386595
the impact of diagnosis by legionella urinary antigen test on the epidemiology and outcomes of legionnaires' disease.legionnaires' disease is an uncommon but important cause of life-threatening community-acquired or nosocomial pneumonia. the urinary antigen enzyme immunoassay test, used in victoria since 1995, now accounts for the majority of initial laboratory notifications (81% in 1999). we review the impact of the test on the disease epidemiology and the public health investigative process. we focus on the major subgroup of cases due to legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, comparing delays until notification ...200111693505
an outbreak of legionnaires' disease at the melbourne aquarium, april 2000: investigation and case-control studies.to investigate the source and risk factors associated with australia's largest outbreak of legionnaires' disease.200415174987
two linked cases of legionellosis with an unusual industrial source. 200516274354
soil as a source of legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (lp1).to investigate the potential source of a case of legionnaires' disease caused by an unusual serotype of legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (lp1) in regional victoria in may 2001.200516366061
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