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
Controlled evaluation of coppersilver ionization in eradicating Legionella from a hospital water distribution system.
Liu Z, Stout JE, Tedesco L, Boldin M, Hwang C, Diven WF, Yu VL. Controlled evaluation of coppersilver ionization in eradicating Legionella from a hospital water distribution system. J Infect Dis 1994; 169:919922. Download / Print Go Back
Legionella in water distribution systems.
Lin Yu, Vidic, RD, Stout JE, Yu VL. Legionella in water distribution systems., JAWWA, 1998:90, 112-121. Download / Print Go Back
Source for Legionella infection in transplant patients: Implications for prevention.
Singh N, Stout JE, Yu VL. Source for Legionella infection in transplant patients: Implications for prevention. Transplantation 2002; 74; 755-756. Download / Print Go Back
The high prevalence of Legionella pneumophila contamination in hospital potable water systems in Taiwan: implications for hospital infection control in Asia.
Yu PY, Lin YE*, Lin WR, Shih HY, Chuang YC, Ben RJ, Huang WK, Chen YS, Liu YC, Chang FY, Yen MY, Liu CC, Ko WC, Lin HH, Shi ZY. The high prevalence of Legionella pneumophila contamination in hospital potable water systems in Taiwan: implications for hospital infection control in Asia. Int J Infect Dis Read More …
Controlling Legionella in Hospital Water Systems: Experience with the Superheat-and-flush Method and Copper/Silver Ionization
Stout, J. E., Lin, Y. E., Goetz, A. M., Muder, R. R. “Controlling Legionella in Hospital Water Systems: Experience with the Superheat-and-flush Method and Copper/Silver Ionization” Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 19, 911-194, 1998 Download / Print Go Back
Possible phosphate interference with copper-silver ionization for Legionella control
Lin YE, Vidic RD. “Possible phosphate interference with copper-silver ionization for Legionella control.” J Hosp Infect. 2006 Jan;62(1):119 Download / Print Go Back