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
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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
Distribution of Legionella species and serogroups isolated by culture in patients with sporadic community-acquired legionellosis
Yu VL, Plouffe JE, Cstellani-Pastoris M, Stout JE, Schousboe M, Widmer A, Summersgill J, File T, Heath CM, Paterson DL, Chereshsky A. Distribution of Legionella species and serogroups isolated by culture in patients with sporadic community-acquired legionellosis Download / Print Go Back
Could aspiration be the major mode of transmission for Legionella
Yu VL.”Could aspiration be the major mode of transmission for Legionella” Amer J Med 1993; 95:1315. 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