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
Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Legionellosis
by Lin YE, Stout JE and Yu VL. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2011. 24(4):350-6. Download / Print Go Back
Experiences of the First 16 Hospitals Using Copper-Silver Ionization for Legionella Control: Implications for the Evaluation of Other Disinfection Modalities.
Stout JE., Yu VL. Experiences of the First 16 Hospitals Using Copper-Silver Ionization for Legionella Control: Implications for the Evaluation of Other Disinfection Modalities. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2003 Aug;24(8):563-8. Download / Print Go Back
Legionella pneumophila in residential water supplies: environmental surveillance with clinical assessment for Legionnaires’ disease.
Stout JE, Yu VL, Yee YC, Vaccarello S, Diven W, Lee TC.”Legionella pneumophila in residential water supplies: environmental surveillance with clinical assessment for Legionnaires’ disease.”Epidemiol Infect 1992;30:537539. Download / Print Go Back
Legionella anisa and hospital water systems.
Yu VL, Stout JE. Legionella anisa and hospital water systems. J Infect Chemother 2004 10:133. Download / Print Go Back
Legionella: macrolides or quinolones?
Pedro-Botet L, Yu VL . Legionella: macrolides or quinolones. Clin Microbio Infect 2006; 12 (Suppl 3): 25-30. Download / Print Go Back
In vitro efficacy of copper and silver ions in eradicating Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Acinetobacter baumannii: implications for on-site disinfection for hospital infection control.
Huang HI, Shih HY, Lee CM, Yang TC, Lay JJ, Lin YE*. In vitro efficacy of copper and silver ions in eradicating Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Acinetobacter baumannii: implications for on-site disinfection for hospital infection control. Water Res 2008;42(1-2):73-80. Download / Print Go Back