Evaluation of Legionella Air Contamination in Healthcare Facilities by Different Sampling Methods: An Italian Multicenter Study.

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Published in Int J Environ Res Public Health on June 22, 2017

Authors

Maria Teresa Montagna1, Osvalda De Giglio2, Maria Luisa Cristina3, Christian Napoli4, Claudia Pacifico5, Antonella Agodi6, Tatjana Baldovin7, Beatrice Casini8, Maria Anna Coniglio9, Marcello Mario D'Errico10, Santi Antonino Delia11, Maria Grazia Deriu12, Marco Guida13, Pasqualina Laganà14, Giorgio Liguori15, Matteo Moro16, Ida Mura17, Francesca Pennino18, Gaetano Privitera19, Vincenzo Romano Spica20, Silvia Sembeni21, Anna Maria Spagnolo22, Stefano Tardivo23, Ida Torre24, Federica Valeriani25, Roberto Albertini26, Cesira Pasquarella27

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy. mariateresa.montagna@uniba.it.
2: Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy. osvalda.degiglio@uniba.it.
3: Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Via Pastore 1, 16132 Genova, Italy. cristinaml@unige.it.
4: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Roma, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189 Roma, Italy. christian.napoli@uniroma1.it.
5: Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy. pacifico.cla@gmail.com.
6: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Via Sofia 87, 95123 Catania, Italy. agodia@unict.it.
7: Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Hygiene and Public Health Unit, University of Padova, Via Loredan 18, 35131 Padova, Italy. tatjana.baldovin@unipd.it.
8: Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Via San Zeno 35/39, 56127 Pisa, Italy. beatrice.casini@med.unipi.it.
9: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Via Sofia 87, 95123 Catania, Italy. ma.coniglio@unict.it.
10: Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Polytechnic University of Marche, via Tronto, 10/a Torrette di Ancona, 60020 Ancona, Italy. derrico@univpm.it.
11: Department of Biomedical Science and Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Via C.Valeria snc, 98125 Messina, Italy. adelia@unime.it.
12: Department of Biomedical Science-Hygiene Section, University of Sassari, Via Padre Manzella 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy. mariagrazia.deriu@aousassari.it.
13: Department of Biology, University of Napoli "Federico II", Via Cinthia 26, 80126 Napoli, Italy. marco.guida@unina.it.
14: Department of Biomedical Science and Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Via C.Valeria snc, 98125 Messina, Italy. plagana@unime.it.
15: Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, University "Parthenope", Via Medina 40, 80133 Napoli, Italy. giorgio.liguori@uniparthenope.it.
16: IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy. moro.matteo@hsr.it.
17: Department of Biomedical Science-Hygiene Section, University of Sassari, Via Padre Manzella 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy. idamura@uniss.it.
18: Department of Public Health, University of Napoli "Federico II", Via S.Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy. francesca.pennino@unina.it.
19: Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Via San Zeno 35/39, 56127 Pisa, Italy. gaetano.privitera@med.unipi.it.
20: Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Public Health Unit, University of Roma "Foro Italico", P.zza Lauro De Bosis 6, 00135 Roma, Italy. vincenzo.romanospica@uniroma4.it.
21: Department of Diagnostic and Public Health, University of Verona, Strada le Grazie 8, 37134 Verona, Italy. silvia.sembeni@univr.it.
22: Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Via Pastore 1, 16132 Genova, Italy. am.spagnolo@unige.it.
23: Department of Diagnostic and Public Health, University of Verona, Strada le Grazie 8, 37134 Verona, Italy. stefano.tardivo@univr.it.
24: Department of Public Health, University of Napoli "Federico II", Via S.Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy. ida.torre@unina.it.
25: Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Public Health Unit, University of Roma "Foro Italico", P.zza Lauro De Bosis 6, 00135 Roma, Italy. valerianife@yahoo.it.
26: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Medical Immunology Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy. roberto.albertini@unipr.it.
27: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Volturno 39, 43125 Parma, Italy. ira.pasquarella@unipr.it.

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