Environmental Source of Legionella

Yu VL, Stout JE.  Legionella anisa and hospital water systems. J Infect Chemother. 2004;10:133.

Ta AC, Stout JE, Yu VL, Wagener MM. "Comparison of culture methodologies for monitoring Legionella in hospital potable water systems and recommendations for standardization." J Clin Microbiol 1995;33:21118-2123.

Goetz AM, Stout JE, Jacobs SL, Fisher MA, Ponzer RE, Drenning S, Yu VL. "Nosocomial Legionnaires' disease discovered in community hospitals following cultures of the water system: seek and ye shall find." Am J Infect Control 1998;26:8-11.

Stout J, Yu VL, Vickers RM, Shonnard J. "Potable water supply as the hospital reservoir for Pittsburgh pneumonia agent."Lancet 1982; 1:471472.

Stout J, Yu VL, Vickers RM, Zuravleff J, Best M, Brown A, Yee RB, Wadowsky R."The ubiquitousness of Legionella pneumophila in the water supply of a hospital with endemic Legionnaires' disease."N Engl J Med 1982;306:466468.

Best M, Yu VL, Stout J, Goetz A, Muder RR, Taylor F. Legionellaceae in the hospital water supply:"epidemiological link with disease and evaluation of a method for control of nosocomial Legionnaires' disease and Pittsburgh pneumonia agent."Lancet 1983;2:307310.

Muder RR, Yu VL, McClure J, Kroboth FJ, Kominos S, Lumish RM."Nosocomial Legionnaires' disease uncovered in a prospective pneumonia study:"implications for underdiagnosis."JAMA 1983;249:31843188.

Best MG, Stout JE, Yu VL, Muder RR."Tatlockia micdadei growth kinetics may explain its infrequent isolation from water and the low prevalence of Pittsbugh pneumonia."Appl Environ Microbiol 1985;49:15211522.

Stout J, Yu VL, Muraca P."Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from the cold water of hospital ice machines:"implications for origin and transmission of the organism."Infect Control 1985;6:141146.

Stout J, Yu VL, Muraca P."Legionnaires' disease acquired from the water supply within the homes of two patients."JAMA 1987; 257:12151217.

Yu VL, Beam TR, Lumish RM, Vickers RM, Fleming J, McDermott C, Romano J."Routine culturing for Legionella in the hospital environment may be a good idea: a 3hospital prospective study."Amer J Med Sci"1987; 294:9799.

Vickers RM, Yu VL, Hanna S, Muraca P, Diven W, Carmen N, Taylor F."Determinants of L. pneumophila contamination of water distribution systems:"15hospital prospective study."Infec Control 1987; 8:357363.

Brennen C, Vickers RM, Yu VL, Puntereri A, Yee YC."Discovery of occult Legionella pneumonia in a longterm care facility."Brit Med J 1987; 295: 306307.

Lee TC, Stout JE, Yu VL. "Factors predisposing to L. pneumophila colonization in residential water systems. "Arch Environ Health 1988;"43:5962.

Muraca PW, Stout JE, Yu VL. "Environmental aspects of Legionnaires' disease. "J Amer Water Works Assoc 1988; 80:7886."

Muraca PW, Stout JE, Yu VL, Yee YC. "Legionnaires' disease in the work environment: implications for environmental health. "Am Industr Hyg Assoc J 1988; 49:584590.

Goetz A, Yu VL. "Screening for nosocomial legionellosis by culture of the water supply and targeting high risk patients for specialized laboratory testing." Amer J Infect Control 1991;19:6366.