Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnostics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; Hospital Epidemiology & Infection Prevention Center, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa City, Japan.
Hospital Epidemiology & Infection Prevention Center, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa City, Japan.
Am J Infect Control. 2018 Aug;46(8):943-945. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.01.024. Epub 2018 Mar 1.
In a tertiary hospital, Legionella spp were isolated from taps and from ward dishwashers connected to contaminated tap piping. Our investigation revealed favorable conditions for growth of Legionella, and showed that Legionella pneumophila SG6 isolates from the taps and dishwashers were all genetically identical by repetitive-element polymerase chain reaction. These results suggest that contaminated dishwashers might be a potential reservoir for the spread of Legionella in health care facilities.
在一家三级医院，从水龙头和连接到污染的水龙头管道的病房洗碗机中分离出嗜肺军团菌。我们的调查显示，军团菌有良好的生长条件，并表明从水龙头和洗碗机中分离出的嗜肺军团菌 SG6 分离株通过重复元件聚合酶链反应均具有完全相同的遗传特性。这些结果表明，受污染的洗碗机可能是医疗机构中军团菌传播的潜在储源。
