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[ultimo aggiornamento 25/11/2020]

 

2020

 

 

Falzone L, Gattuso G, Lombardo C, Lupo G, Grillo CM, Spandidos DA, Libra M, Salmeri M. Droplet digital PCR for the detection and monitoring of Legionella pneumophila.

International Journal of Molecular Medicine 2020 Nov;46:1777-1782.

m.libra@unict.it

 

Beauté J, Plachouras D, Sandin S, Giesecke J, Sparén P. Healthcare-Associated Legionnaires' Disease, Europe, 2008-2017.

Emerging Infectious Diseases 2020 Oct;26:2309-2318.

julien.beaute@ecdc.europa.eu

 

Scaturro M, Poznanski E, Mupo M, Blasior P, Seeber M, Prast AM, Romanin E, Girolamo A, Rota MC, Bella A, Ricci ML, Stenico A. Evaluation of GVPC and BCYE Media for Legionella Detection and Enumeration in Water Samples by ISO 11731: Does Plating on BCYE Medium Really Improve Yield?

Pathogens 2020 Sep;9:757.

marialuisa.ricci@iss.it

 

 

Marchesi I, Paduano S, Frezza G, Sircana L, Vecchi E, Zuccarello P, Oliveri Conti G, Ferrante M, Borella P, Bargellini A. Safety and Effectiveness of Monochloramine Treatment for Disinfecting Hospital Water Networks.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020 Aug;17:6116.

isabella.marchesi@unimore.it

 

 

Palazzolo C, Maffongelli G, D'Abramo A, Lepore L, Mariano A, Vulcano A, Bartoli TA, Bevilacqua N, Giancola ML, Di Rosa E, Nicastri E.

Legionella pneumonia: increased risk after COVID-19 lockdown? Italy, May to June 2020.

Euro Surveillance 2020 Jul;25:2001372.

gaetano.maffongelli@inmi.it

 

 

Ditommaso S, Giacomuzzi M, Memoli G, Garlasco J, Zotti CM. Sensitivity and Selectivity of Two Commercially Available Media for Legionella spp. Recovery from Environmental Water Samples.

Pathogens 2020 Jun;9:523.

savina.ditommaso@unito.it

 

Faccini M, Russo AG, Bonini M, Tunesi S, Murtas R, Sandrini M, Senatore S, Lamberti A, Ciconali G, Cammarata S, Barrese E, Ceriotti V, Vitaliti S, Foti M, Gentili G, Graziano E, Panciroli E, Bosio M, Gramegna M, Cereda D, Perno CF, Mazzola E, Campisi D, Aulicino G, Castaldi S, Girolamo A, Caporali MG, Scaturro M, Rota MC, Ricci ML. Large community-acquired Legionnaires' disease outbreak caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, Italy, July to August 2018.

Euro Surveillance 2020 May;25:1900523.

mfaccini@ats-milano.it

 

Nisar MA, Ross KE, Brown MH, Bentham R, Whiley H. Legionella pneumophila and Protozoan Hosts: Implications for the Control of Hospital and Potable Water Systems.

Pathogens 2020 Apr;9:286.

Harriet.Whiley@flinders.edu.au

 

 

De Giglio O, Diella G, Trerotoli P, Consonni M, Palermo R, Tesauro M, Laganà P, Serio G, Montagna MT. Legionella Detection in Water Networks as per ISO 11731:2017: Can Different Filter Pore Sizes and Direct Placement on Culture Media Influence Laboratory Results?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020 Mar;17:2077.

mariateresa.montagna@uniba.it

 

Borella P, Vecchi E, Incerti F, Marchesi I, Meacci M, Frezza G, Fregni Serpini G, Mansi A, Paduano S, Bargellini A. The relevance of molecular genotyping to allocate cases in a suspected outbreak of Legionella pneumonia in patients with prolonged immunosuppressive therapy.

International Journal of Infection Diseases 2020 Feb;91:174-176.

paola.borella@unimore.it

 

 

Giovanardi R, Bononi M, Messori M, Bargellini A, Paduano S, Borella P, Marchesi I. Corrosion resistance of commonly used plumbing materials for water distribution systems exposed to disinfection treatments.

Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology 2020:1-8.

roberto.giovanardi@unimore.it

 

 

 

 

2019

 

Pierre D, Baron JL, Ma X, Sidari FP 3rd, Wagener MM, Stout JE. Water Quality as a Predictor of Legionella Positivity of Building Water Systems.

Pathogens 2019 Dec 13;8(4). pii: E295.

jstout@specialpathogenslab.com

 

De Giglio O, Fasano F, Diella G, Lopuzzo M, Napoli C, Apollonio F, Brigida S, Calia C, Campanale C, Marzella A, Pousis C, Rutigliano S, Triggiano F, Caggiano G, Montagna MT. Legionella and legionellosis in touristic-recreational facilities: Influence of climate factors and geostatistical analysis in Southern Italy (2001-2017).

Environ Res. 2019 Nov;178:108721.

mariateresa.montagna@uniba.it

 

Liu X, Shin S. Viewing Legionella pneumophila Pathogenesis through an Immunological Lens.

J Mol Biol. 2019 Oct 4;431(21):4321-4344.

sunshin@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

 

Van der Lugt W, Euser SM, Bruin JP, den Boer JW, Yzerman EPF. Wide-scale study of 206 buildings in the Netherlands from 2011 to 2015 to determine the effect of drinking water management plans on the presence of Legionella spp. Water Res. 2019 Sep 15;161:581-589.

Wilco@vdlugt.nl

 

Van Kenhove E, Dinne K, Janssens A, Laverge J. Overview and comparison of Legionella regulations worldwide.

Am J Infect Control. 2019 Aug;47(8):968-978.

elisa.vankenhove@ugent.be.

 

Cloutman-Green E, Barbosa VL, Jimenez D, Wong D, Dunn H, Needham B, Ciric L, Hartley JC. Controlling Legionella pneumophila in water systems at reduced hot water temperatures with copper and silver ionization.

Am J Infect Control. 2019 Jul;47(7):761-766.

elaine.cloutman-green@gosh.nhs.uk

 

Bédard E, Paranjape K, Lalancette C, Villion M, Quach C, Laferrière C, Faucher SP, Prévost M. Legionella pneumophila levels and sequence-type distribution in hospital hot water samples from faucets to connecting pipes.

Water Res. 2019 Jun 1;156:277-286.

emilie.bedard@polymtl.ca

 

Gomez-Valero L, Buchrieser C. Intracellular parasitism, the driving force of evolution of Legionella pneumophila and the genus Legionella.

Genes Immun. 2019 May;20(5):394-402.

cbuch@pasteur.fr

 

Sánchez-Parra B, Núñez A, Moreno DA. Preventing legionellosis outbreaks by a quick detection of airborne Legionella pneumophila.

Environ Res. 2019 Apr;171:546-549.

diego.moreno@upm.es

 

Laganà P, Facciolà A, Palermo R, Delia S. Environmental Surveillance of Legionellosis within an Italian University Hospital-Results of 15 Years of Analysis.

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Mar 28;16(7).

plagana@unime.it

 

Gavaldà L, Garcia-Nuñez M, Quero S, Gutierrez-Milla C, Sabrià M. Role of hot water temperature and water system use on Legionella control in a tertiary hospital: An 8-year longitudinal study.

Water Res. 2019 Feb 1;149:460-466.

lgavalda@bellvitgehospital.cat

 

Kontchou JA, Nocker A. Optimization of viability qPCR for selective detection of membrane-intact Legionella pneumophila.

J Microbiol Methods. 2019 Jan;156:68-76.

a.nocker@iww-online.de

 

 

2018

 

Ricci ML, Grottola A, Fregni Serpini G, Bella A, Rota MC, Frascaro F, Pegoraro E, Meacci M, Fabio A, Vecchi E, Girolamo A, Rumpianesi F, Pecorari M, Scaturro M. Improvement of Legionnaires' disease diagnosis using real-time PCR assay: a retrospective analysis, Italy, 2010 to 2015.

Euro Surveill. 2018 Dec;23(50).

maria.scaturro@iss.it

 

Kyritsi MA, Mouchtouri VA, Katsioulis A, Kostara E, Nakoulas V, Hatzinikou M, Hadjichristodoulou C. Legionella Colonization of Hotel Water Systems in Touristic Places of Greece: Association with System Characteristics and Physicochemical Parameters.

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Nov 30;15(12).

xhatzi@med.uth.gr

 

David S, Mentasti M, Lai S, Vaghji L, Ready D, Chalker VJ, Parkhill J. Spatial structuring of a Legionella pneumophila population within the water system of a large occupational building.

Microb Genom. 2018 Oct;4(10).

vicki.chalker@phe.gov.uk e parkhill@sanger.ac.uk

 

Walker JT. The influence of climate change on waterborne disease and Legionella: a review.

Perspect Public Health. 2018 Sep;138(5):282-286.

jimmy.walker@phe.gov.uk

 

De Bruin L, Timmerman CP, Huisman PM, Heidt J. Legionella longbeachae; don't miss it!

Neth J Med. 2018 Aug;76(6):294-297. Review.

debruin.lisa@gmail.com

 

Leoni E, Catalani F, Marini S, Dallolio L. Legionellosis Associated with Recreational Waters: A Systematic Review of Cases and Outbreaks in Swimming Pools, Spa Pools, and Similar Environments.

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Jul 30;15(8). pii: E1612.

erica.leoni@unibo.it

 

Hamilton KA, Prussin AJ 2nd, Ahmed W, Haas CN. Outbreaks of Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever 2006-2017.

Curr Environ Health Rep. 2018 Jun;5(2):263-271. Review.

kh495@drexel.edu

 

Di Pippo F, Di Gregorio L, Congestri R, Tandoi V, Rossetti S. Biofilm growth and control in cooling water industrial systems.

FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2018 May 1;94(5). Review.

dipippo@irsa.cnr.it

 

Descours G, Hannetel H, Reynaud JV, Ranc AG, Beraud L, Kolenda C, Campese C, Lina G, Ginevra C, Jarraud S. Adaptation of Amoeba Plate Test To Recover Legionella Strains from Clinical Samples.

J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Apr 25;56(5). 

ghislaine.descours@univ-lyon1.fr

 

Dilger T, Melzl H, Gessner A. Legionella contamination in warm water systems: A species-level survey.

Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2018 Mar;221(2):199-210.

thorsten.dilger@agrolab.de

 

Ji P, Rhoads WJ, Edwards MA, Pruden A. Effect of heat shock on hot water plumbing microbiota and Legionella pneumophila control.

Microbiome. 2018 Feb 9;6(1):30.

apruden@vt.edu

 

Baldovin T, Pierobon A, Bertoncello C, Destefani E, Gennari M, Stano A, Baldo V. May car washing represent a risk for Legionella infection?

Ann Ig. 2018 Jan-Feb;30(1):57-65. 

tatjana.baldovin@unipd.it