Investigation of the presence of Legionella pneumophila in water samples from Erzurum and surrounding provinces in Turkey

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Yilmaz A., Orhan F.

ANNALS OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, cilt.28, sa.2, ss.255-259, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.26444/aaem/135052
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, IBZ Online, CAB Abstracts, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), EMBASE, Environment Index, MEDLINE, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.255-259
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Legionella pneumophila, hospital, hotel, water samples, HOSPITAL WATER, HOT-WATER, PATHOGENS, RISK
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction and objective. Legionnaires' disease, which is a waterborne disease leading to pneumonia that can result in death, is one of the major health issues today. The study aims to carry out a three-year retrospective review of routine Legionella follow-up analyses in various samples taken mostly from hospitals in the province of Erzurum and nearby provinces, and to discover a the frequency of isolation of the agent and serogroups from each kind of media.