Volume 23, Number 11—November 2017
Research Letter
Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 in the Water Facilities of a Tertiary Healthcare Center, India
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 |