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Effect of Monochloramine Treatment on Colonization of a Hospital Water Distribution System by Legionella spp.: A 1 Year Experience Study
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posted on 2015-04-07, 00:00 authored by Benedetta Mancini, Maria Scurti, Ada Dormi, Antonella Grottola, Andrea Zanotti, Sandra CristinoContamination of hot water distribution
systems by Legionella represents a
great challenge due to difficulties
associated with inactivating microorganisms, preserving the water
characteristics. The aim of this study was to examine over the course
of 1 year in 11 fixed sites, the impact of monochloramine disinfection
on Legionella, heterotrophic bacteria
(36 °C), Pseudomonas aeruginosa contamination, and chemical parameters of a plumbing system in an
Italian hospital. Three days after installation (T0), in the presence
of monochloramine concentration between 1.5 and 2 mg/L, 10/11 sites
(91%) were contaminated by L. pneumophila serogroups 3 and 10. After these results, the disinfectant dosage
was increased to between 6 and 10 mg/L, reducing the level of Legionella by three logarithmic unit by 2 months
postinstallation (T2) until 6 months later (T3). One year later (T4),
there was a significant reduction (p = 0.0002) at
8/11 (73%) sites. Our data showed also a significant reduction of
heterotrophic bacteria (36 °C) in 6/11 (55%) sites at T4 (p = 0.0004), by contrast the contamination of P. aeruginosa found at T0 in two sites persisted
up until T4. The results of the present study show that monochloramine
is a promising disinfectant that can prevent Legionella contamination of hospital water supplies.
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