title: On-site availability of Legionella testing in acute care hospitals, United States.
abstract: We surveyed 399 US acute care hospitals regarding availability of on-site Legionella testing; 300 (75.2%) did not offer Legionella testing on site. Availability varied according to hospital size and geographic location. On-site access to testing may improve detection of Legionnaires disease and inform patient management and prevention efforts.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Laurel E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Garrison
authors.forename: Kristin M S
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Jeffrey T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: McCollum
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dexter
authors.forename: Paula M Snippes
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Vagnone
authors.forename: Jamie H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giambrone
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Stepy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: L Rand
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: Megin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: Lauri A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hicks
authors.forename: Gayle E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Langley
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D020416:Outsourced Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States