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
Category: Disinfection
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
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
Efficacy of Copper-Silver Ionization in Controlling Biofilm- and Plankton-Associated Waterborne Pathogens.
Shih HY, Lin YE*. Efficacy of Copper-Silver Ionization in Controlling Biofilm- and Plankton-Associated Waterborne Pathogens. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010; 76(6):2032-5. Download / Print Go Back
Efficacy of new point-of-use water filter for preventing exposure to Legionella and waterborne bacteria.
Sheffer PJ, Stout JE, Wagener MM, Muder RR. Efficacy of new point-of-use water filter for preventing exposure to Legionella and waterborne bacteria. Am J Infect Control. 2005 Jun;33(5 Suppl 1):S20-5. 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 …
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
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
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