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
Environmental culturing for Legionella: Can we build a better mouse trap?
by Stout JE, Yu VL (Am J Infect Control 2010;38:341-3) Download / Print Go Back
Efficacy of point-of-entry copperesilver ionisation system in eradicating Legionella pneumophila in a tropical tertiary care hospital: implications for hospitals contaminated with Legionella in both hot and cold water
Chen YS, Lin YE, Liu YC, Huang WK, Shih HY, Wann SR, Lee SS, Tsai HC, Li CH, Chao HL, Ke CM, Lu HH, Chang CL. “Efficacy of point-of-entry copper-silver ionisation system in eradication Legionella pneumophila in a tropical tertiary care hospital: implications for hospitals contaminated with Legionella in both hot and cold water.” J Read More …
Hospital-acquired Legionnaires’ disease: new developments
Stout JE, Yu VL. Hospital-acquired Legionnaires’ disease: new developments. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2003 Aug;16(4):337-41. Download / Print Go Back
Ubiquitousness of Legionella Pneumophila in the Water Supply of a Hospital with Endemic Legionnaires’ Disease
Ubiquitousness of Legionella Pneumophila in the Water Supply of a Hospital with Endemic Legionnaires’ Disease Janet Stout, MS, Victor L. Yu, MD, R. M. Vickers, BS, Jeffrey Zuravleff, MS, Michele Best, BA, Arnold Brown, MD, Robert B. Yee, PHD, Robert Wadowsky, MS 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
Efficacy of ultraviolet light on the disinfection of Legionella in a hospital water distribution system
Liu Z, Stout JE, Tedesco L, Boldin M, Hwang C, Yu VL. Efficacy of ultraviolet light on the disinfection of Legionella in a hospital water distribution system. Water Research 1995; 29:2275-2228. Download / Print Go Back