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
Category: Publications
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
Effect of flow regimes on the presence of Legionella within the biofilm of a model plumbing system.
Liu Z, Lin YE, Stout JE, Hwang CC, Vidic RD, Yu VL. Effect of flow regimes on the presence of Legionella within the biofilm of a model plumbing system. J Appl Microbiol. 2006;101:437-42. Download / Print Go Back
Superheat-and-Flush and Disinfection of Taps for Legionella Disinfection: Lessons Learned from Failure.
Chen, YS, Liu, YC, Lee, SS, Tsai, HC, Wann SR, Kao, CH, Chang, CL, Huang, WK, Huang, TS, Chao, HL, Li, CH, Ke, CM, Lin, Y. E.* Superheat-and-Flush and Disinfection of Taps for Legionella Disinfection: Lessons Learned from Failure. American Journal of Infection Control, 2005, 33(10):606-610. Download / Print Go Back
Guidelines for Preventing Health-Care–Associated Pneumonia, 2003
This report updates, expands, and replaces the previously published CDC “Guideline for Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia”. Download / Print Go Back
Mode of transmission of Legionella pneumophila: a critical review.
Muder RR, Yu VL, Woo AH.”Mode of transmission of Legionella pneumophila:”a critical review.”Arch Intern Med 1986; 146:16071612. Download / Print Go Back
Effect of pipe corrosion scales on chlorine dioxide consumption in drinking water distribution systems.
Zhang Z, Stout JE, Yu VL, Vidic R. Effect of pipe corrosion scales on chlorine dioxide consumption in drinking water distribution systems. Water Res. 2008 Jan;42(1-2):129-36. Download / Print Go Back
Environmental survey of Legionella pneumophila in hot springs in Taiwan
Lin YE, Lu WM, Huang HI, Huang WK. “Environmental survey of Legionella pneumophila in hot springs in Taiwan.” J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2007 Jan; 70(1):84-7 Download / Print Go Back