Clusters of Healthcare-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease in Two Hospitals of Central Greece
Joint Authors
Kyritsi, Maria A.
Mouchtouri, Varvara A.
Kolokythopoulou, Foteini
Plakokefalos, Elias
Nakoulas, Vasileios
Rachiotis, George
Katsiaflaka, Anna
Hadjichristodoulou, Christos S.
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-08-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Healthcare-associated Legionnaires’ disease often leads to fatal respiratory tract infection among hospitalized patients.
In this report, three cases of Legionnaires’ disease among patients in two different hospitals (Hospital A and Hospital B) were investigated.
After conducting an epidemiologic and environmental investigation, the water distribution systems (WDSs) were identified as the possible source of infection, as Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (Lp1) was isolated from both clinical and environmental samples.
Patients received aerosol therapy with nebulizers during their hospitalization.
Based on the results of the investigation, the hospitals’ infection control committees reviewed their policies for Legionnaires’ disease prevention and implemented control measures focusing on using sterile fluids for aerosol treatments.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kyritsi, Maria A.& Mouchtouri, Varvara A.& Katsiaflaka, Anna& Kolokythopoulou, Foteini& Plakokefalos, Elias& Nakoulas, Vasileios…[et al.]. 2018. Clusters of Healthcare-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease in Two Hospitals of Central Greece. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kyritsi, Maria A.…[et al.]. Clusters of Healthcare-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease in Two Hospitals of Central Greece. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kyritsi, Maria A.& Mouchtouri, Varvara A.& Katsiaflaka, Anna& Kolokythopoulou, Foteini& Plakokefalos, Elias& Nakoulas, Vasileios…[et al.]. Clusters of Healthcare-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease in Two Hospitals of Central Greece. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144425
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144425