Surveillance of legionellosis within a hospital in northern Italy: May 1998 to September 1999

P Borella; A Bargelini; S Pergolizzi; G Gesu; R Vaiani; G Stancanelli; P Nizzero; C Curti; G Aggazzotti; R Mazzuconi

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Surveillance of legionellosis within a hospital in northern Italy: May 1998 to September 1999
P Borella¹ , A Bargelini¹ , S Pergolizzi¹ , G Gesu³ , R Vaiani² , G Stancanelli² , P Nizzero² , C Curti² , G Aggazzotti¹ , R Mazzuconi⁴
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Affiliations: ¹ Dipartimento di Scienze Igienistiche, Microbiologiche e Biostatistiche, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy ² Infection Control Committee, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy ³ Microbiology Service, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy ⁴ Health Department, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy

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Citation style for this article: Borella P, Bargelini A, Pergolizzi S, Gesu G, Vaiani R, Stancanelli G, Nizzero P, Curti C, Aggazzotti G, R Mazzuconi. Surveillance of legionellosis within a hospital in northern Italy: May 1998 to September 1999. Euro Surveill. 1999;4(11):pii=61. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.04.11.00061-en

Abstract

The incidence of legionella infection in Europe overall in 1997 was 3.9 cases per million population, with the lowest rates reported by Malta and Norway and the highest by Denmark. Ninety cases were reported in Italy (1.5 cases/million), 20% of which were