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Table 2 Distribution of samples tested positive for Legionella spp. by watersides

From: Legionella spp. and legionellosis in southeastern Italy: disease epidemiology and environmental surveillance in community and health care facilities

Facilities

N. positive taps/N. sampled taps (%)

N. positive showers/N. sampled showers (%)

N. positive incoming cold water points/N. sampled incoming cold water points (%)

N. positive hot water systemic points/N. positive hot water systemic points (%)

N. positive cold water cisterns/N. sampled cold water cisterns (%)

N. positive cooling towers/N. sampled cooling towers (%.)

N. positive pool basins/N. sampled pool basins (%)

N. positive fountain basins/N. sampled fountain basins (%)

Total

Health care

Public Hospitals

1106/3074 (36)

972/2774 (35)

19/73 (26)

136/341 (39.9)

3/10 (30)

14/88 (15.9)

0

0/1 (0)

2250/6361 (35.4)

 

Private Hospitals

61/258 (23.6)

52/207 (25.1)

11/60 (18.3)

42/191(22)

4/16 (25)

6/55 (10.9)

0

0

176/787 (22.4)

 

Sub-total

1167/3332 (35)

1024/2981 (34.4)

30/133 (22.6)

178/532 (33.5)

7/26 (26.9)

20/143 (14)

0

0/1 (0)

2426/7148 (33.9)

Community

Apartments

22/63 (34.9)

34/62 (54.8)

16/41 (39)

0

9/23 (39.1)

0

0

0

81/189 (42.9)

 

Hotels

587/1709 (34.3)

688/1649 (41.7)

92/306 (30.1)

358/928 (38.6)

49/127 (38.6)

51/285 (17.9)

0

1/5 (20)

1826/5009 (36.5)

 

Offices

29/124 (23.4)

16/44 (36.4)

4/19 (21.1)

20/59 (33.9)

6/12 (50)

2/11 (18.2)

0

1/1 (100)

78/270 (28.9)

 

Churches

3/31 (9.7)

0/2 (0)

0/4 (0)

0/14 (0)

0/2 (0)

0

0

0

3/53 (5.7)

 

Gyms

7/126 (5.6)

18/129 (14)

4/106 (3.8)

11/68 (16.2)

6/22 (27.3)

0/21 (0)

0

0

46/472 (9.7)

 

Swimming pools

0/3 (0)

1/5 (20)

0/3 (0)

0/3 (0)

0

0

0/3 (0)

0

1/17 (5.9)

 

Schools

0/46 (0)

3/23 (13)

0/23 (0)

0/24 (0)

0/12 (0)

0

0

0

3/128 (2.3)

 

Sub-total

648/2102 (30.8)

760/1914 (39.7)

116/502 (23.1)

389/1096 (35.5)

70/198 (35.4)

53/317 (16.7)

0/3 (0)

2/6 (33.3)

2038/6138 (33.2)

TOTAL

1815/5434 (33.4)

1784/4895 (36.4)

146/635 (23)

567/1628 (34.8)

77/224 (34.4)

73/460 (15.9)

0/3 (0)

2/7 (28.6)

4464/13286 (33.6)