Assessing risk of health care–acquired Legionnaires' disease from environmental sampling: The limits of using a strict percent positivity approach

Background Elevated percent positivity (≥30%) of Legionella in hospital domestic water systems has been suggested as a metric for assessing the risk of health care–acquired Legionnaires' disease (LD). Methods We examined the validity of this metric by analyzing data from peer-reviewed studies c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2012-12, Vol.40 (10), p.917-921
Hauptverfasser:	Allen, Joseph G., DSc, MPH, Myatt, Theodore A., ScD, MEM, MacIntosh, David L., ScD, MS, Ludwig, Jerry F., PhD, Minegishi, Taeko, MS, Stewart, James H., PhD, Connors, Bryan F., MS, Grant, Michael P., BS, McCarthy, John F., ScD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the respiratory system Biological and medical sciences Cross Infection - epidemiology Environmental monitoring Epidemiology. Vaccinations General aspects Health risk assessment Hospital water sampling Hospitals Human bacterial diseases Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models Humans Infection Control Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Legionella Legionella - isolation & purification Legionnaire's disease Legionnaires disease Legionnaires' Disease - epidemiology Literature reviews Medical sciences Nosocomial infections Nosocomial legionellosis Risk assessment Risk management Risk Management - methods Sensitivity Sensitivity and Specificity Water Microbiology Water supplies Water supply
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