Eight deadly blunders. Common mistakes in protecting against Legionella.
A year has passed since the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), under EC 1.7, began requiring all accredited hospitals to "reduce the potential for organizational-acquired illness ... managing pathogenic biological agents in cooling towers, domestic hot water and other aerosolizing water systems."
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D002713:Chlorine; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D007875:Legionella / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States; D014871:Water Microbiology
D002713:Chlorine