CORRIGENDA Introduction
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In most developed countries, high standards have been set for the quality and safety of drinking water, but until recently, no international guidelines have been set for the prevention of nosocomial waterborne infections (Guidelines for drinking-water quality, WHO 2004).
Review of literature
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Colonization implies the presence and multiplication of a microorganism in/on a host without any clinical expression or immune reaction (Brachman 1992).
Conclusions
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In genotyping analysis, S. paucimobilis-strain isolated from the tap water from the hematological ward was identical to one of the two clinical strains isolated from the blood cultures from the case patient.
References
Members of the European Surveillance Scheme for Travel Associated Legionnaire’s Disease and the European Working Group for Legionella Infections. European Guidelines for Control and Prevention of Travel Associated Legionnaire’s Disease. January 2005, www.ewgli.org
Ministry of Environment. Finnish building codes 1987. D1.
United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) (1998). Announcement of the drinking water contaminant candidate list; Notice. Fed Reg 63:10274.
World Health Organization (WHO) (1996). Guidelines for drinking-water quality. Second edition, Vol. 2.
World Health Organization (WHO) (2004). Guidelines for drinking-water quality. Third edition.
