Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from hospital cooling towers in Johor, Malaysia.
Water-based cooling towers and their water supply at two hospitals in Johor were surveyed for the presence Legionella pneumophila. L. pneumophila were grown from 19 (76%) out of 25 collected water samples. One hospital cooling tower was contaminated with L. pneumophila serogroup 1.
Abdul Samad
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BH
Johor State Health Department, Level 3, Block B, Wisma Persekutuan, Jalan Air Molek, 80590 Johor Bahru, Johor.
Suhaili
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MR
Baba
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N
Rajasekaran
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G
D006761:Hospitals; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008296:Malaysia; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards