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Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from hospital cooling towers in Johor, Malaysia

Abdul Samad BH 1 , Suhaili MR 2 , Baba N 3 , Rajasekaran G 4

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  • 1 B H Abdul Samad, MBBS. Johor State Health Department, Level 3, Block B, Wisma Persekutuan, Jalan Air Molek, 80590 Johor Bahru, Johor
  • 2 M R Suhaili, MBBS. Johor State Health Department, Level 3, Block B, Wisma Persekutuan, Jalan Air Molek, 80590 Johor Bahru, Johor
  • 3 N Baba, MD. Johor State Health Department, Level 3, Block B, Wisma Persekutuan, Jalan Air Molek, 80590 Johor Bahru, Johor
  • 4 G Rajasekaran, MBBS. Johor State Health Department, Level 3, Block B, Wisma Persekutuan, Jalan Air Molek, 80590 Johor Bahru, Johor
Med J Malaysia, 2004 Aug;59(3):297-304.
PMID: 15727373 MyJurnal

Abstract

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.

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