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
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
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
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