Persistence of <i>Legionella</i> in Routinely Disinfected Heater-Cooler Units and Heater Units Assessed by Propidium Monoazide qPCR

Background: Evidence to date indicates that heater–cooler units (HCUs) and heater units (HUs) can generate potentially infectious aerosols containing a range of opportunistic pathogens such as <i>Mycobacterium chimaera</i>, other non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) species, <i>Pseu...

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Main Authors: Savina Ditommaso, Monica Giacomuzzi, Gabriele Memoli, Jacopo Garlasco, Carla M. Zotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
NTM
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/11/978