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The Legionella bacterium was found in the water distribution system of an English hospital
Legionella infection at the Leicester General Hospital in Birmingham, UK: patients obliged to use bottled water for personal hygiene.
Some patients at Leicester General Hospital have recently been prevented from using the showers available in the hospital structure, since the water supplies contained a dangerous bacterium, the Legionella, that is responsible, in most severe cases, of pulmonary infections, as the legionary disease.
According to BBC, the patients on two wards of the Hospital have been given numerous bottles of water, necessary for teeth cleaning and drinking. The health structure denied any charges, by stating that there were “no known cases of infection” and that the bottles delivered were just “precautionary measures”.
The staff responsible for health and safety management within the Hospital was not of the same opinion, since they found out the bacterium, through routine safety checks, in the building water supplies.
The Legionella bacterium, which can be transmitted by inhaling contaminated water droplets, will be the main topic in the 11th “Combatting Legionella & Water Treatment” annual conference, taking place on the 24th and 25th of September 2014 in Birmingham, at Aston Villa Park. The conference, a training and informational meeting, will be attended by engineering and facilities management teams, in order to ensure adequate preparation with regards to water safety regulation and legionella bacteria prevention.
According to BBC, the patients on two wards of the Hospital have been given numerous bottles of water, necessary for teeth cleaning and drinking. The health structure denied any charges, by stating that there were “no known cases of infection” and that the bottles delivered were just “precautionary measures”.
The staff responsible for health and safety management within the Hospital was not of the same opinion, since they found out the bacterium, through routine safety checks, in the building water supplies.
The Legionella bacterium, which can be transmitted by inhaling contaminated water droplets, will be the main topic in the 11th “Combatting Legionella & Water Treatment” annual conference, taking place on the 24th and 25th of September 2014 in Birmingham, at Aston Villa Park. The conference, a training and informational meeting, will be attended by engineering and facilities management teams, in order to ensure adequate preparation with regards to water safety regulation and legionella bacteria prevention.
