Ghotaslou Reza, Yeganeh Sefidan Fatemeh, Akhi Mohammad Taghi, Soroush Mohammad Hussein, Hejazi Mohammad Saeid
Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. ; Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Adv Pharm Bull. 2013;3(1):131-4. doi: 10.5681/apb.2013.022. Epub 2013 Feb 7.
The present study was designed to evaluate the occurrence of Legionella contamination in the tap water of Tabriz hospitals, Azerbaijan, Iran.
One hundred and forty water samples from diverse water supply systems of 17 hospitals were collected and analyzed for the presence of Legionella spp. by PCR assay.
In this study, 10 of 140 (7.1%) samples were positive for Legionella which L. pneumophila was detected in 4 (2.85%) water samples.
In conclusion, hospital potable systems are the primary reservoirs for Legionnaires' disease. This study concludes that Legionella spp. are present in aquatic hospitals environment of Tabriz. Due to the serious risk of infections, it is better to make efforts to eliminate Legionella spp. in water supplies.
本研究旨在评估伊朗阿塞拜疆大不里士市医院自来水中军团菌污染的发生情况。
从17家医院的不同供水系统中采集了140份水样,并通过聚合酶链反应(PCR)检测法分析其中军团菌属的存在情况。
在本研究中,140份样本中有10份(7.1%)军团菌检测呈阳性,其中4份(2.85%)水样检测到嗜肺军团菌。
总之,医院饮用水系统是军团病的主要储存源。本研究得出结论,大不里士市医院的水生环境中存在军团菌属。由于感染风险严重,最好努力消除供水系统中的军团菌属。