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
Disinfection of water distribution systems for Legionella
Lin YE, Stout JE, Yu VL. Disinfection of water distribution systems for Legionella. Semin Resp Infect, 1998;13:147-159. Download / Print Go Back
Safety and efficacy of Chlorine Dioxide for Legionella Control in a Hospital Water System
Zhang Z, McCann C, Stout JE, Piesczynski S, Hawks R, Vidic R, Yu VL. Safety and efficacy of chlorine dioxide for legionella control in a hospital water system. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Aug;28(8):1009-12. Download / Print Go Back
A Proactive Approach | Legionella.org
to prevention of health care-acquired Legionnaires’ disease: The Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) experience Cheryl L. Squier, RN, CIC,b,c Janet E. Stout, PhD,c,d Sharon Krsytofiak, MS, MT(ASCP), CIC,b Joan McMahon, RN, MPH,a Marilyn M. Wagener, MS,d Bruce Dixon, MD,a and Victor L. Yu, MDc,d Download / Print Go Back
Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from the cold water of hospital ice machines: implications for origin and transmission of the organism
Stout J, Yu VL, Muraca P.”Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from the cold water of hospital ice machines: implications for origin and transmission of the organism. Infect Control 1985;6:141146. 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