title: [The importance of monitoring legionellosis in hospital setting: the case of a Sicilian Hospital].
abstract: Hospital-acquired legionellosis is a major problem. In Italy this issue is still underestimated because the reported figures are lower than the actual cases. This is probably due to a lack of diagnosis and monitoring. In Sicily, no cases of hospital-acquired legionellosis were reported in the last few years. In the year 2001, a reference laboratory was set up to help health authorities monitor and prevent hospital-acquired legionellosis. The authors report the data concerning a measure of environmental monitoring and water treatment carried out in a hospital where no legionellosis was ever detected before.
authors.affiliation: Dip Igiene e Sanità Pubblica GF Ingrassia, Università di Catania.
authors.forename: Sarina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pignato
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galea
authors.forename: Maria Concetta
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Giangrasso
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cavallaro
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sapienza
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giammanco