Volume 23, Number 11—November 2017
Research Letter
Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 in the Water Facilities of a Tertiary Healthcare Center, India
Rama Chaudhry
, K. Sreenath, Valavane Arvind, E.V. Vinayaraj, and Sagar Tanu
, K. Sreenath, Valavane Arvind, E.V. Vinayaraj, and Sagar Tanu
Table
Legionella pneumophila isolated from 79 water samples collected at a tertiary healthcare center, by type of water, sampling site, and temperature, India, May 2015–October 2016
| Characteristic | Samples positive for L. pneumophila, n = 21 | Samples positive for L. pneumophila serogroup 1, n = 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Type of water | ||
| Potable | 10 | 5 |
| Nonpotable |
11 |
7 |
| Sampling site | ||
| Patient area | 4 | 3 |
| Residential area | 6 | 1 |
| Cooling tower | 5 | 3 |
| Other building |
6 |
5 |
| Temperature, °C | ||
| <25 | 9 | 4 |
| 25–50 | 11 | 7 |
| >50 | 1 | 1 |
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