Risk factors for contamination of hotel water distribution systems by Legionella species

dc.creator	Mouchtouri, V.	en
dc.creator	Velonakis, E.	en
dc.creator	Tsakalof, A.	en
dc.creator	Kapoula, C.	en
dc.creator	Goutziana, G.	en
dc.creator	Vatopoulos, A.	en
dc.creator	Kremastinou, J.	en
dc.creator	Hadjichristodoulou, C.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2015-11-23T10:39:55Z
dc.date.available	2015-11-23T10:39:55Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.identifier	10.1128/aem.02192-06
dc.identifier.issn	0099-2240
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11615/31143
dc.description.abstract	The Legionella colonization frequency at 385 Greek hotel hot and cold water distribution systems was 20.8%. Legionella contamination was associated with the presence of an oil heater (odds ratio [OR] = 2.04, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.12 to 3.70), with the sample temperature (OR = 0.26, 95% CI = 0.1 to 0.5), with seasonal operation (OR = 3.23, 95% CI = 1.52 to 6.87), and with the presence of an independent disinfection system (OR = 0.30, 95% CI = 0.15 to 0.62). The same water temperatures, free-chlorine levels, and pHs differently affect the survival of various Legionella spp.	en
dc.source	Applied and Environmental Microbiology	en
dc.source.uri	<Go to ISI>://WOS:000245068900013
dc.subject	PARA-OLYMPIC GAMES	en
dc.subject	COLONIZATION	en
dc.subject	Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology	en
dc.subject	Microbiology	en
dc.title	Risk factors for contamination of hotel water distribution systems by Legionella species	en
dc.type	journalArticle	en

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