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genotyping of legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 strains isolated in northern sicily, italy.during a three-year period, from april 2002 to may 2005, one hundred-forty-seven samples, taken from technical systems of water distribution at point of use, were repeatedly collected at six different sites in northern sicily and assayed for the presence of legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 and serogroups 2 to 14. at the first samplings, the water distribution systems of all the sites were heavily contaminated, and disinfection treatments by the superheat and flush method were therefore perform ...200818623987
[evaluation of biological indicators of hygienic quality in modern dental clinics with a high perceived quality in catania (italy)].a study was performed to evaluate safety and hygienic quality levels in dental clinics in catania (sicily, italy). microbiological checks of air samples, surfaces and water were performed in seven modern dental clinics with a high perceived quality of care. in total, 16 active dental units were present in the clinics included in the study. water samples were obtained from dental air-water syringes and directly from the water supply and analyzed to determine aerobic mesophilic bacteria counts, co ...201021358774
[legionella contamination in the hospital environment: monitoring of the hot water distribution systems of three hospitals in catania (italy)].this study evaluated the presence and extent of contamination with legionella spp. in the hot water distribution systems of three hospitals in catania (italy). in total, 291 hot water samples were collected between september 2002 and august 2005 and these were examined in order to monitor the hospital distribution systems and evaluate the efficacy of decontamination measures. l. pneumophila was detected at variable concentrations up to over 10000 ufc/l at several collection sites in some hospita ...200617256019
legionnaire's disease in palermo and possible involvement of legionella pneumophila in cases of pericardial effusion. 19827095861
a combined molecular typing approach does not discriminate legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 strains of a predominant sequence-based type in palermo, italy.the sequence-based type 1,4,3,1,1,1 of legionella pneumophila sg.1 is predominant in the palermo city environment since several years. in this study, extended sequence-based typing and pulsed field gel electrophoresis were used in a combined approach in the aim to enhance discriminatory power of the molecular typing procedures. however, probably due to a common environmental reservoir and genetic stability, most of the strains circulating in the geographic area under study belong to the same clo ...200920701881
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