outbreaks of legionellosis may be a side effect of institution-water treatment. however, the long-term outcomes and the predictive factors of legionella prevalence in such systems have still not been fully studied. this study was therefore conducted to investigate the prevalence of legionella spp. and to evaluate the role of bacteriological water quality parameters on its prevalence and removal...

A survey of the microbiological and chemical quality of water supplies in the Bindura urban and peri-urban area was carried out over a three year period from January 2000 to July 2003. Bindura is the provincial city of Mashonaland Central, situated 88 km from the national capital, Harare. Large-scale farming and mining activities in the area predispose water bodies to eutrophication and chemica...

abstract background and purpose fluoride is one of the fundamental and required components in human body. the current study intends to survey the status of fluoride in drinking water supplies ( underground water source and drinking water) in qaemshahr city from 2006 (march/21) to 2012(march/19) and comparison with universal standards, national and climatic conditions. materials and methods this...

Hospital-acquired Legionnaires' disease has been reported from many hospitals since the first outbreak in 1976. Although cooling towers were linked to the cases of Legionnaires' disease in the years after its discovery, potable water has been the environmental source for almost all reported hospital outbreaks. Microaspiration is the major mode of transmission in hospital-acquired Legionnaires' ...