Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from hospital cooling towers in Johor, Malaysia.
- Author:
B H Abdul Samad
;
M R Suhaili
;
N Baba
;
G Rajasekaran
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
cooling;
Legionella pneumophila;
Hospitals;
L;
Need for isolation
- From:
The Medical journal of Malaysia
2004;59(3):297-304
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:Malay
-
Abstract:
Water-based cooling towers and their water supply at two hospitals in Johor were surveyed for the presence Legionella pneumophila. L. pneumophila were grown from 19 (76%) out of 25 collected water samples. One hospital cooling tower was contaminated with L. pneumophila serogroup 1.
