title: [Occurrence of Legionella sp. in water systems of public facilities in Opole Province in the years 2010-2011].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluation of colonization of Legionella sp. in water systems of hospitals and public facilities in Opole province in the years 2010-2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  Evaluation was based on examinations of warm water in terms of Legionella and reports MZ-56 and MZ-57 concerning incidences of infectious diseases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Examinations of warm water have shown that significantly proportion of public facilities in Opole province has colonized water systems by Legionella sp. In the group of examined facilities, the highest percentage of buildings with colonization of Legionella sp. in water systems are hospitals (2010--63%, 2011--57%). Despite of noticed colonization of Legionella sp. in water systems of hospitals and other public facilities any case of disease caused by this biological factor has not been recorded in analyzed period in Opole province.
authors.affiliation: Wojewódzka Stacja Sanitarno-Epidemiologiczna w Opolu. a.matejuk@wsseopole.pl
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matejuk
authors.forename: Urszula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Posmyk
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D006761:Hospitals; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011044:Poland; D011633:Public Facilities; D014881:Water Supply