ArticleInternational journal of hygiene and environmental health2022
Hot water plumbing in residences and office buildings have distinctive risk of Legionella pneumophila contamination.
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Abstract
aimTo observe how Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent for legionellosis, can transmit through the hot water plumbing of residences and office buildings. METHOD AND
resultsUsing qPCR, L. pneumophila and L. pneumophila Serogroup (Sg)1 were measured in hot water samples collected from 100 structures, consisting of 70 residences and 30 office buildings. The hot water samples collected from office buildings had a higher L. pneumophila detection frequency of 53% (16/30) than residences, with a 10
conclusionThis study revealed that the built environment influences L. pneumophila transport and fate. Residential plumbing could be a potential "conduit" for L. pneumophila exposure from a source upstream of the hot water environment. Both old and newly built office buildings had an equal probability of L. pneumophila contamination. Legionella-related remediation efforts in office buildings (that contain commercial functions only) might not significantly improve a community's public health.
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