A Fatal Case of Nosocomial Legionnaires' Disease: Implications From an Extensive Environmental Investigation and Isolation of the Bacterium From Blood Culture.

Autor: Durando P; 1Department of Health Sciences (DiSSal),Postgraduate School in Occupational Medicine,University of Genoa,Genoa,Italy;Occupational Medicine Unit and Hospital Infection Control Unit,IRCCS University Hospital San Martino-IST National Institute for Cancer Research,Genoa,Italy., Orsi A; 2Department of Health Sciences (DiSSal),University of Genoa,Genoa,Italy;Hygiene Unit and Hospital Infection Control Unit,IRCCS University Hospital San Martino-IST National Institute for Cancer Research,Genoa,Italy., Alicino C; 2Department of Health Sciences (DiSSal),University of Genoa,Genoa,Italy;Hygiene Unit and Hospital Infection Control Unit,IRCCS University Hospital San Martino-IST National Institute for Cancer Research,Genoa,Italy., Tinteri C; 2Department of Health Sciences (DiSSal),University of Genoa,Genoa,Italy;Hygiene Unit and Hospital Infection Control Unit,IRCCS University Hospital San Martino-IST National Institute for Cancer Research,Genoa,Italy., Di Bella A; 2Department of Health Sciences (DiSSal),University of Genoa,Genoa,Italy;Hygiene Unit and Hospital Infection Control Unit,IRCCS University Hospital San Martino-IST National Institute for Cancer Research,Genoa,Italy., Parodi MC; 3Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopic Unit,IRCCS University Hospital San Martino-IST National Institute for Cancer Research,Genoa,Italy., Marchese A; 4Department of Surgical Sciences (DiSC),University of Genoa,Genoa,Italy;Microbiology Unit,IRCCS University Hospital San Martino-IST National Institute for Cancer Research,Genoa,Italy., Gritti PR; 4Department of Surgical Sciences (DiSC),University of Genoa,Genoa,Italy;Microbiology Unit,IRCCS University Hospital San Martino-IST National Institute for Cancer Research,Genoa,Italy., Fontana S; 5Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS, National Institute of Health),Department of Infectious Parasitic and Immune-mediate diseases and National Centre for Epidemiology,Surveillance and Health Promotion,Rome,Italy., Rota MC; 5Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS, National Institute of Health),Department of Infectious Parasitic and Immune-mediate diseases and National Centre for Epidemiology,Surveillance and Health Promotion,Rome,Italy., Scaturro M; 5Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS, National Institute of Health),Department of Infectious Parasitic and Immune-mediate diseases and National Centre for Epidemiology,Surveillance and Health Promotion,Rome,Italy., Ricci ML; 5Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS, National Institute of Health),Department of Infectious Parasitic and Immune-mediate diseases and National Centre for Epidemiology,Surveillance and Health Promotion,Rome,Italy.

Publikováno v: Infection control and hospital epidemiology [Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol] 2015 Dec; Vol. 36 (12), pp. 1483-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Sep 22.