Best M, Yu VL, Stout J, Goetz A, Muder RR, Taylor F. “Legionellaceae in the Hospital Water Supply: Epidemiological Link with Disease and Evaluation of a Method for Control of Nosocomial Legionnaires’ Disease and Pittsburgh Pneumonia Agent.” Lancet. 1983;2:307310. Download / Print Go Back
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Approaches of prevention and control of Legionella infection in Allegheny county health care facilities
Allegheny County Health Department, Approaches of prevention and control of Legionella infection in Allegheny county health care facilities, Allegheny County Health Department, Jan, 1997. Download / Print Go Back
A proactive approach to prevention of health care–acquired Legionnaires’ disease: The Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) experience
by Squier CL, Association for Professionals in Infection Control – 3 Rivers Chapter, and the Allegheny County Health Dept. (American Journal of Infection Control, 2005) Download / Print Go Back
ACHD Guidelines
Special Pathogens Laboratory Download / Print Go Back
Legionnaires’ Disease in Children
In Our OpinionGo BackIn Our Opinion includes articles and information we highlight as well as commentary on published peer-reviewed articles and current topics. One Experts Opinion: Yael Shachor-MeyouhasIntroductionLegionella has not been a prominent pathogen in children with pneumonia. The discovery of Legionnaires’ disease as a community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent (healthy) children occurred fortuitously. The diagnosis was Read More …
Cooling towers and legionellosis: A conundrum with proposed solutions
by Yu VL (Int J Hyg Environ Health 2008;211:239-234) Download / Print Go Back
Culture Your Water System for Legionella or Not?
Yu, V.L., ” Resolving the Controversy on Environmental Cultures for Legionella: A Modest Proposal, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 19, pp. 893-897, 1998 Download / Print Go Back
Legionella surveillance: political and social implications–a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
by Victor L. Yu (Journal of Infectious Diseases 185:259-261, 2002, University of Chicago Press) Download / Print Go Back
Legionnaires’ Disease in Long-Term Care Facilities: Overview and Proposed Solutions
by Meena H. Seenivasan, Victor L. Yu, Robert R. Muder (Journal of American Geriatrics Society, 53:875-880, 2005.)Download / Print Go Back
Preventing Legionellosis
by Janet E. Stout (ASHRAE Journal, Oct 2007) Download / Print Go Back