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Preventing hospital-acquired Legionnaires’ disease: A snapshot of clinical practices and water management approaches in US acute-care hospitals

Part of: SHEA Research Network Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 October 2018

Karen M. Ehret ,
Allison T. Chamberlain ,
Ruth L. Berkelman  and
Scott K. Fridkin
Karen M. Ehret
Affiliation:
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Allison T. Chamberlain*
Affiliation:
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Ruth L. Berkelman
Affiliation:
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Scott K. Fridkin
Affiliation:
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Author for correspondence: Allison T. Chamberlain PhD, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30318. E-mail: allison.chamberlain@emory.edu
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Abstract

In 2017, we surveyed 101 SHEA Research Network hospitals regarding Legionnaires’ disease (LD). Of 29 respondents, 94% have or are developing a water management plan with varying characteristics and personnel engaged. Most LD diagnostic testing is limited to urine antigen testing. Many opportunities to improve LD prevention and diagnosis exist.

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Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 39 , Issue 12 , December 2018 , pp. 1470 - 1472
Copyright
© 2018 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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Footnotes

PREVIOUS PRESENTATION: These data were presented at the SHEA Spring Conference on March 19, 2018, in Portland, Oregon.

Cite this article: Ehret KM, et al. (2018). Preventing hospital-acquired Legionnaires’ disease: A snapshot of clinical practices and water management approaches in US acute-care hospitals. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2018, 39, 1470–1472. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.240

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