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Isolation of legionella from cooling towers and potable water systems in Hospital and non-medical buildings in a University campus

Six cooling towers and eleven sources of potable water in a university campus in Kuala Lumpur were surveyed for the presence of legionellae. One non-medical building cooling tower and three hot water systems from one ward of the hospital tested positive for Legionella, two of which contained Legione...

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Main Authors: Ching, K.S., Rosli, A.A., Wee, C.S.L., Ngeow, Y.F.
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Published: Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 2005
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/24407/
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spelling my.um.eprints.244072021-03-30T00:49:42Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24407/ Isolation of legionella from cooling towers and potable water systems in Hospital and non-medical buildings in a University campus Ching, K.S. Rosli, A.A. Wee, C.S.L. Ngeow, Y.F. R Medicine Six cooling towers and eleven sources of potable water in a university campus in Kuala Lumpur were surveyed for the presence of legionellae. One non-medical building cooling tower and three hot water systems from one ward of the hospital tested positive for Legionella, two of which contained Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1. The identification of Legionella was based on isolation, immunofluorescence and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 2005 Article PeerReviewed Ching, K.S. and Rosli, A.A. and Wee, C.S.L. and Ngeow, Y.F. (2005) Isolation of legionella from cooling towers and potable water systems in Hospital and non-medical buildings in a University campus. Journal of the University of Malaya Medical Centre (JUMMEC), 8 (1). pp. 23-27. ISSN 1823-7339 https://jummec.um.edu.my/article/view/4524
institution Universiti Malaya
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country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Malaya
content_source UM Research Repository
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topic R Medicine
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Ching, K.S.
Rosli, A.A.
Wee, C.S.L.
Ngeow, Y.F.
Isolation of legionella from cooling towers and potable water systems in Hospital and non-medical buildings in a University campus
description Six cooling towers and eleven sources of potable water in a university campus in Kuala Lumpur were surveyed for the presence of legionellae. One non-medical building cooling tower and three hot water systems from one ward of the hospital tested positive for Legionella, two of which contained Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1. The identification of Legionella was based on isolation, immunofluorescence and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
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author Ching, K.S.
Rosli, A.A.
Wee, C.S.L.
Ngeow, Y.F.
author_facet Ching, K.S.
Rosli, A.A.
Wee, C.S.L.
Ngeow, Y.F.
author_sort Ching, K.S.
title Isolation of legionella from cooling towers and potable water systems in Hospital and non-medical buildings in a University campus
title_short Isolation of legionella from cooling towers and potable water systems in Hospital and non-medical buildings in a University campus
title_full Isolation of legionella from cooling towers and potable water systems in Hospital and non-medical buildings in a University campus
title_fullStr Isolation of legionella from cooling towers and potable water systems in Hospital and non-medical buildings in a University campus
title_full_unstemmed Isolation of legionella from cooling towers and potable water systems in Hospital and non-medical buildings in a University campus
title_sort isolation of legionella from cooling towers and potable water systems in hospital and non-medical buildings in a university campus
publisher Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya
publishDate 2005
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/24407/
https://jummec.um.edu.my/article/view/4524
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