title: [Presence of Legionella spp. in household drinking water reservoirs in Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina. Preliminary report].
abstract: Legionella spp. is an environmental bacterium that can survive in a wide range of physicochemical conditions and may colonize distribution systems of drinking water and storage tanks. Legionella pneumophila is the major waterborne pathogen that can cause 90% of Legionnaires' disease cases. The aim of this study was to detect the presence of Legionella spp. in household drinking water tanks in the city of Resistencia, Chaco. The detection of Legionella in water samples was performed by culture methods as set out in ISO 11731:1998. Thirty two water samples were analyzed and Legionella spp. was recovered in 12 (37.5%) of them. The monitoring of this microorganism in drinking water is the first step towards addressing the control of its spread to susceptible hosts.
authors.affiliation: Área de Bacteriología, Instituto de Medicina Regional, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina; Cátedra de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina. Electronic address: silvinalosch@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Liliana S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Lösch
authors.affiliation: Área de Bacteriología, Instituto de Medicina Regional, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina; Cátedra de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina.
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Merino
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina; D002947:Cities; D054879:Halogenation; D007875:Legionella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014871:Water Microbiology; D018508:Water Purification / Q000592:standards; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards
keywords: Agua potable; Cultivo; Culture method; Drinking water; Legionella spp.; Storage tanks; Tanques de almacenamiento