[The importance of monitoring legionellosis in hospital setting: the case of a Sicilian Hospital].
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.
Pignato
Sarina
S
Dip Igiene e Sanità Pubblica GF Ingrassia, Università di Catania.
Galea
Marisa
M
Giangrasso
Maria Concetta
MC
Cavallaro
Salvatore
S
Sapienza
Mauro
M
Giammanco
Giuseppe
G