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Legionella Found in Water at Las Vegas Resort

The Southern Nevada Health District has received reports that three guests who stayed at the Luxor Resort were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. The health district was informed of these cases through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s national ...More

2 weeks ago

Posted in News

Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Linked to Hospital's Decorative Fountain

A 2010 outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Wisconsin has been linked to a decorative fountain in a hospital lobby, according to a study published in the February issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. When the outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease was detected ...More

5 weeks ago

Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene

Scientists Reveal How Bacteria Build Homes Inside Healthy Cells

Bacteria are able to build camouflaged homes for themselves inside healthy cells - and cause disease - by manipulating a natural cellular process. ...More

December 21, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Researchers Explore Detection of Legionella by Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction

Louise Krojgaard, of the Department of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, at Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, Denmark, and colleagues sought to investigate the usefulness of qPCR compared to culture for monitoring remedial actions for elimination of Legionella ...More

November 22, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Researcher Determines How Legionnaires' Bacteria Proliferate, Cause Disease

A University of Louisville scientist has determined for the first time how the bacterium that causes Legionnaires’ disease manipulates our cells to generate the amino acids it needs to grow and cause infection and inflammation in the lungs. The results are published online ...More

November 18, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Following Current Legionella Testing Recommendations Results in Missed Cases

It is unclear how often patients with pneumonia are assessed for Legionella in endemic areas. Additionally, the sensitivity of the IDSA/ATS criteria for recommended Legionella testing is undefined. Investigators Brian Hollenbeck, Irene Dupont and Leonard Mermel performed a ...More

September 8, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Hands-Free Electronic Water Faucets Found to be a Hindrance in Hospital Infection Control

A study of newly installed, hands-free faucets at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, all equipped with the latest electronic-eye sensors to automatically detect hands and dispense preset amounts of water, shows they were more likely to be contaminated with one of the most common ...More

March 31, 2011

Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene

Legionnaires' Disease Outbreaks from Hospital Drinking Water Preventable with Disinfection

Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks, caused by Legionella in hospital drinking water, can be prevented using the right disinfection methods. Too often hospitals make treatment decisions on marketing claims not science. A research review paper, "Controlling Legionella in ...More

March 1, 2011

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, Environmental Hygiene

Legionellosis Outbreak: A Moving Target

Determining the source of an infectious outbreak can be difficult in and of itself, but a moving reservoir adds to the challenges. That's what researchers encountered when investigating cases of Legionnaires' disease that kept presenting in one city in Spain. ...More

August 11, 2010

Posted in News

How Legionella Protects Itself from Immune Cells

When it infects the lungs, the Legionnaire’s bacterium Legionella pneumophila causes acute pneumonia. The pathogen’s modus operandi is particularly ingenious: it infiltrates deliberately into cells of the human immune system and injects a host of proteins which then ...More

July 23, 2010

Posted in News

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