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Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from hotels of Greece

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Twenty water samples collected from 6 hotels situated in various areas of Greece were examined for the presence of Legionella pneumophila and Legionella-like organisms. Five of the six hotels included in this investigation were associated with cases of legionellosis.

Legionella pneumophila serogroups 1 and 8 were isolated from four of six hotels, mainly from the hot water supply system. This is the first isolation and identification of L. pneumophila in Greece.

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  1. School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, 54006, Thessalonik, Greece

    S. D. Alexiou, Antoniadis A. & J. Papapaganagiotou

  2. Greek Ministry of Health and Welfare, Thessalonik, Greece

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Alexiou, S.D., Antoniadis, A., Papapaganagiotou, J. et al. Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from hotels of Greece. Eur J Epidemiol 5, 47–50 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00145044

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