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Janet E. Stout, PhD
President & Director
LEGIONNAIRES’
DISEASE
A Preventable Disease
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My Affiliations
• President & Director
Special Pathogens Laboratory, Pittsburgh, Pa.
• SPL is “More Than a Lab”
• Research Associate Professor, University of
Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering
Department of Civil & Environmental
Engineering
• Research on Legionella control strategies
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Today’s Topics
• Understanding Legionella In The Built
Environment
• Role of Legionella Testing In Disease
Prevention
• NY Regs & ASHRAE Standard 188
• Approaches To Prevention
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Things That Happened in
1976 in Philadelphia
40 years is a long time!
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1976 Philadelphia
• 58th convention of the
American Legion held
July 21-24
• Mysterious illness
effects 221 and kills 34
• Causative agent of
pneumonia would not
be identified until 1977
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1980: Research Begins in Pittsburgh
• More than 30
years studying
Legionnaires’
disease
I’m a
Legionellologist
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Research Pioneers Starting in 1982
• Over 100 nosocomial
cases identified in 5
years in one hospital
• An epidemic redefined -
endemic disease
• The source was the
hospital water system –
not a cooling tower!
Janet E. Stout and Victor L. Yu
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• NOT a common
source for
sporadic and
hospital-acquired
cases
• More commonly
associated
with large
community
outbreaks
Paradigm Shift: Not Cooling Towers
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What We Know Now
Potable water especially in hospitals
(and other buildings)
with complex hot water systems,
is the most important source of
Legionella transmission.
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Measures of Success
• Numbers up?
• In the news?
• Famous people talking about you?
• Getting too famous – industry and
government agencies after you?
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Consider This…
• Legionellosis cases have increased
substantially – over 200% in last 10 years
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Who’s At Risk
• Elderly
• Smokers
• Immunocompromised
Transplant patients
High-dose steroids for lung disease
Diabetes
Cancer
• Approx. 25% cases no known risk factors
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Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention Statistics
• 77% >50 years
• 62% male
• Hospitalizations occurred in 98%
ICU admission in 39%
Death in 10%–30%
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Legionnaires’ Disease in Hospitals
• 35% of reported cases met the case
definition for hospital-acquired infection
(range 45%–25%)
• Case fatality rate was 28%
(range 46%–14%)
From Benin A.L., Benson R.F., Besser R.E. Clin Infect Dis 2002; 35:1039-46. Data
reported to the CDC from 1980-1998.
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Cases Linked to Water Systems
• Warm water
distribution in:
Hospitals
Nursing homes
Rehabilitation
centers
Office buildings
Apartment
buildings
Hotels
• Other water
systems:
Spas and hot tubs
Decorative
fountains
Humidifiers
Cooling towers
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HEALTHCARE-ACQUIRED
CASES
Epidemiology and
Infection Prevention
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Many Cases Still Missed
• Diagnostic tests for Legionella not
routine – often not done
• Many studies have demonstrated
under reporting/missed diagnosis
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Results for 37 Cases
41% of Legionella cases were missed
following current IDSA-ATS
recommendations for Legionella
testing
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Urinary Antigen:
the Primary Diagnostic Method
• Urine antigen primary method of diagnosis
in 97% of cases
• Culture of Legionella from respiratory
secretions (sputum) in only 5% of cases
• Early diagnosis and treatment = better
outcome
MMWR 2011 Vol 60 (32)
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Dangers of Dependency on Urine
Antigen Testing for Diagnosis
• Urine antigen specific for
L. pneumophila, serogroup 1 only
• If used to screen for healthcare-
acquired LD, you’d better know
what’s in your water!
If Lp-6 in the water, diagnosis will be
missed
MMWR 2011 Vol 60 (32)
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Legionnaires’ Disease
• In the U.S. approximately 600,000
adults are diagnosed with
community-acquired pneumonia
requiring hospitalization
• 2-5% are caused by Legionella, as
many as 30,000 cases/year
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Annual Healthcare Costs From
Legionnaires’ Disease
• Total hospitalization costs
$101 - $321 million dollars
per year
• Assumption 10 day stay and
$34,000 per patient
COLLIER S.A., L. J. STOCKMAN, L.A. HICKS, L. E. GARRISON, F. J. ZHOU AND M. J. BEACH.
Epidemiol. Infect. (2012), 140, 2003–2013.
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Legionellosis in the U.S.
Outbreaks
continue to occur
(building warm
water systems,
cooling towers,
fountains)
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Hospitals at Significant
Risk According to Recent
CDC Report
Legionella in hospitals –
accounted for 57% of all
cases and 85% of deaths
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Measures of Success
Increasing ratings?
In the news?
• Famous people talking about you?
• Getting too famous – industry and
government agencies after you?
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South Bronx Outbreak
• 130 cases, 12
deaths
• Declared over
August 20,
2015
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Emergency Regulation
• Cooling towers must
be registered
• Legionella testing
every 90 days
• Inspection
• Certification
• Maintenance program
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Outbreak
• Catalonia, Spain
113 cases, caused by Legionella
pneumophila, serogroup 1
13 cooling towers tested
DNA subtype of isolates from one tower
matched the subtype of 10 patient isolates
implicating it as the outbreak source
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More Outbreaks: Germany
• Warstein, Germany
165 cases, 12 ICU, 2 deaths caused by
Legionella pneumophila, serogroup 1
Outbreak strain found in 2 cooling towers +
other sources – including wastewater from a
brewery!
Public health communication
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Public Safety Announcement
“Whether or not the Warsteiner brewery is
found to be the breeding ground for the
Legionella bacteria, officials have been
making it clear that …
the beer is completely safe to drink.”
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Denial
Most wait to
address
the problem until
after
a case of
Legionnaires’
disease
is diagnosed.
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Legionella Testing
If you don’t look for
it, you won’t find it.
If you don’t find it,
you don’t think
you have a problem.
If you don’t think
you have a problem,
you don’t do anything
about it.
−Bruce Dixon, M.D.
Director, Pittsburgh ACHD
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CDC Changes Position on Testing
“We are not against testing water for the
presence of Legionella…
We think it has its place, particularly in
healthcare facilities.”
Cynthia Whitney, MD, Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for
Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC. June 8, 2016 Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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Approaches to Prevention
• REACTIVE
After 1 transplant
patient or 2+ cases
within 6 months
• Combined
epidemiologic and
environmental
investigation
• Legionella source
identified =
decontaminate
• PROACTIVE
Before cases, perform
environmental
surveillance
Also perform clinical
surveillance to identify
unrecognized cases
• Legionella source
identified =
decontaminate
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Proactive Approach Reduced
Legionnaires’ Disease
Am. J. Infection Control 2005; 33(6):360-367
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Pittsburgh Proactive Approach
Culture hot water systems.
Was Legionella found?
Prior cases of legionellosis observed?
Colonization of distal sites >30%?
Prospective clinical
surveillance detected
legionellosis?
Consider Secondary
Disinfection
Continue Environmental
Surveillance
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
Reference:
Approaches to
Prevention and
Control of Legionella
Infection in Allegheny
County Health Care
Facilities. 1997.
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Study Findings
• Reviewed 487 reported cases from
1991-2001 (Pre- and-post guideline)
• Proportion of cases hospital-acquired:
Pre-guideline = 33%
Post-guideline = 9%
• Significant decrease in the post
guideline period (p<0.0001)
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Our Study Results of 48 Hospitals
• Proportion of hospitals performing
environmental surveillance = 65%
• Proportion that started water
treatment (disinfection) = 44%
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I Love New York!
New York Is being Proactive!
State-wide
regulation
requires testing and
water management
plans for cooling
towers
AND
potable water
systems of
healthcare facilities
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Legionella Prevention In New York:
Cooling Towers AND Healthcare
• First Regulation in the U.S.
Addition of Part 4 to Title 10 of the Official
Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of
the State of New York
(Protection Against Legionella)
• This Subpart addresses Legionella
exposure in general hospitals and
residential health care facilities (collectively,
“covered facilities”).
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New NY State Regulation
For Legionella Prevention
• Requires that all covered healthcare
facilities adopt and implement:
a sampling and management plan for
their potable water systems by
December 1, 2016, and
new covered facilities must adopt such
plan prior to providing services.
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Percentage of Positive
Legionella test Sites Response
<30%
Maintain environmental assessment and
Legionella monitoring in accordance with the
sampling and management plan
>30%
Institute short-term control measures and
notify the department.
• Re-sample no sooner than 7 days
and no later than 4 weeks after disinfection
• If retest is ≥ 30% positive, repeat
short-term control measures.
• If results < 30% positive, resume
monitoring in accordance with the
sampling and management plan.
Interpretation of Routine Legionella
Culture Results from Covered Facilities
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Evidence-based Origins of 30% Distal
Site Positivity As Risk Indicator
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Correlation Between Disease and
Distal Site Positivity
• Whenever monthly site positivity
exceeded 30%, cases of
Legionnaires’ disease appeared in
those months.
• Similarly, when positivity fell to 20%
or less, no case of disease were
observed.
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Proportion Not Concentration
Risk of Legionnaires’ disease was better
predicted by the
proportion
of water system sites
testing positive for Legionella
than by the
concentration of Legionella bacteria.
Kool J L, et al. Infect. Control Hosp. Epid. 1999 20:797-805
65. Validated in a Multi-Center Study
Infect Control Hosp Epid 2007; 28 (7)
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Where You Can Find Legionella
• Building (warm)
water systems
Faucets, showers
Hot water tanks
Decorative fountains
Pools, spas
Cooling towers
Ice Machines
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You Can’t Tell by Looking
>3000 CFU/mL
Legionella pneumophila
serogroup 1
Automated dosing of
chemical biocides
and clean
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Microbiological Testing: HPC (Total) Bacteria
Does An HPC Test Predict A Problem
With Legionella?
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Heterotrophic Plate
Count (HPC) Bacteria Testing
• Bacteriological indicator … estimates
microbial content in the circulating
water of a cooling tower system, such
as heterotrophic plate count (HPC) as
measured in a water sample or by a
dip slide.
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Heterotrophic Plate
Count (HPC) Bacteria Testing
What do you learn?
• HPC method does not detect Legionella
• HPC cannot be used to predict presence
or absence of Legionella
• HPC counts can be low when Legionella
is high
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Heterotrophic Plate
Count (HPC) Bacteria Testing
HPC or ATP Test Can:
• Be used as a biocide performance
indicator for general microbiological
fouling
• Be an inexpensive early warning of a
process or biocide application upset
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NYC HPC Test NYS HPC Test
Weekly bacteriological
sampling and analysis
using dip slides or
heterotrophic plate
counts (HPC).
Monthly bacteriological
sampling and analysis
using dip slides or
heterotrophic plate counts
(HPC).
Result & Response Result & Response
CFU/mL < 10,000
maintain program
>10,000 and <100,000;
Initiate immediate
disinfection
(See Table 8-2 for details)
Not Specified
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Legionella Test Result
(CFU/mL) Response
Not Detected
(<20 CFU/mL)
Maintain treatment program and Legionella
monitoring in accordance with the
maintenance program and management plan
For levels at ≥ 20
CFU/mL but < 1000
CFU/mL perform the
following:
Review treatment program.
• Institute immediate online disinfection
Retest the water in 3 – 7 days until one
sample result is < 20 CFU/mL. If retest is ≥
20 CFU/mL but < 100 CFU/mL, repeat
online disinfection and retest until < 20
CFU/mL attained.
• If retest is ≥100 CFU/mL but < 1000
CFU/mL, further investigate and
immediately perform online disinfection.
Retest until < 20 CFU/mL attained.
• If retest is ≥ 1000 CFU/mL, undertake
control strategy and notifications
Guidance for Cooling Towers In NYS
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Risk Assessment and
Environmental Monitoring Results
• Concentration-
based thresholds that
establish target
values in CFU per
liter or milliliter
OK for cooling towers
as a performance-
based target (not
health-based)
• Colonization rate
or proportion of distal
sites in the water
system that are
positive for Legionella
Best for hospitals and
building water
systems
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Meaning for You
Sampling the water system of a
building can give you a meaningful
“snapshot” of the colonization status.
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Legionella Testing
• Legionella testing can verify
the performance of water
treatment & water safety plans
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Did You Know CDC Has a
New Position On Testing?
“We are not against testing”
water for the presence of
Legionella…We think it has its
place, particularly in healthcare
facilities.”
Cynthia Whitney, MD Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization
and Respiratory Diseases, CDC. June 8, 2016 Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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IS ZERO
NECESSARY?
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Zero Legionella is
virtually impossible to
achieve in complex
water systems
Don’t Chase Zero
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Preventing Legionnaires’ Disease
• Controlling Legionella is about
preventing disease not about
reaching zero Legionella in water.
• Zero Cases Is the Goal
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Legionella Colony Morphology
Colonies of Legionella pneumophila have a typical
ground-glass, opalescent morphology
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Auto fluorescing Legionella Species:
Uncommon Disease-causing Agent
Some species show blue-white extracellular fluorescence
Under long wave ultra-violet light
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Legionella Culture Isolation
• These species include
L. anisa, L. bozemannii
L. dumoffii, L. gormanii,
L. erythra and L
rubrilucens
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Labs Vary in Culture Methods for
Legionella Testing & Identification
Apples to apples or apples to oranges?
92. Did you know that labs
differ in their methods for
Legionella testing &
identification?
ELITE Certified Laboratories
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• Methods for Legionella detection and
quantitation
Standard culture – validated/gold
standard
Non-culture based molecular methods
• Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction
(qPCR)
• Molecular/Sequencing (NGS, WGS)
Detection of Legionella
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Culture Method
• Industry standard/best practice
Standards based
• ISO 11731 (1&2)
• ASTM D 5952
• CDC
• International – HSE L8 ACP 2013
Laboratory Proficiency Programs
• NY ELAP
• ELITE is not a traditional proficiency program
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Labs Use Different Culture Methods
• Labs use all or only some of these
processing methods
Pretreatment (heat and/or acid)
Filtration (yes/no or how much)
Special culture media (types and how
many)
• Labs provide limited identification (ID)
Only presumptive agglutination test?
Definitive ID with DFA or sequencing for
unusual species?
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Legionella Identification
• Suspected Legionella
isolates are confirmed
by either slide
agglutination or by
direct fluorescent
antibody staining
• Latex agglutination for
L. pneumophila
serogroups 1, 2-14
and Legionella
species.
Oxoid Latex agglutination
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• Used for
definitive
identification of
Legionella after
isolation by
culture
Fluorescent Antibody Stain
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Patient isolates compared to environmental isolates
using PFGE (Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis).
Cultured Legionella
“Fingerprinted” by DNA Typing
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NYC Specifies Culture Method
• Labs testing samples from NY must
use International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) Legionella
culture methods:
Enumeration of Legionella (ISO 11731)
or International Standard Method 11731-
2 Water quality detection and
enumeration of Legionella
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NY State Specifies Culture Method
• All Legionella culture analyses must
be performed by a laboratory that is
approved to perform such analysis by
the New York State Environmental
Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP).
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Confirm Lab Meets Requirements
• Labs performing
testing should be
Accredited for
microbiology testing,
quality (ISO 17025)
and for Legionella
testing as a specific
field of testing
Not just CDC ELITE
certified
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SPL - Most
accurate
results are
obtained
when all
steps are
performed
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Measures of Success
Increasing ratings?
In the news?
• Famous people talking about you?
• Getting too famous – industry and
government agencies after you?
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Erin Brockovich & Legionella?
• Draws attention to the
release of a report
that said
Legionnaires’ disease
cases are on the rise
in New York because
of poor enforcement
of clean water
regulations.
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Measures of Success
Increasing ratings?
In the news?
Famous people talking about you?
Getting too famous – industry and
government agencies after you?
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Legionella Has Their Attention
• ASHRAE
• CDC
• EPA
• NSF
• WRF
• Industry
Organizations AWT
and CTI
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• First Legionella
standard in the
United States.
• Approved
June 26, 2015
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Purpose of ASHRAE Standard 188
Establish minimum Legionellosis risk
management requirements for building
water systems.
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The Real Purpose of
ASHRAE Standard 188
To help
engineers and
infection
preventionists
communicate
more effectively
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Elements of Water
Management Program
Program Team – Persons responsible for Program development and
implementation.
Water Systems/Flow Diagrams – Describe potable and non-potable water
systems and develop water system-schematics.
Water System Analysis/Control Measures – Evaluate where hazardous
conditions may occur and decide where control measures should be applied.
Monitoring/Corrective Actions – Establish procedure for monitoring whether
control measures are within operating limits and, if not, take corrective actions.
Confirmation – Establish procedure to confirm Program is being implemented
as designed (verification) and the Program effectively controls the hazardous
conditions (validation).
Documentation – Establish documentation and communication procedures for
all activities of the Program.
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The Team
• Titles
Administrator
Facilities manager
Infection control
Water treatment
professional
Risk manager/adjuster
Legionella consultant
• Abilities
Power to make
decisions
Understanding of facility
Knowledge of water
systems
Ability assess facility risk
tolerance
Expertise in Legionella
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SPL’s 5 Steps to a Legionella
Water Safety Plan
1. Pre-Assessment information
2. Pre-assessment water safety team
meeting/call
3. Onsite assessment
4. Baseline data assessment report
5. Water safety plan
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Fundamentals for
Legionella Water Safety
• Know who is at risk for Legionnaires’ disease
in your facility
Highest risk: smokers, elderly and immune
suppressed
But, can affect those with no risk factors
• Identify key players who are responsible for
water safety
Facility managers, maintenance, occupants,
regulators, engineers, water treatment
providers, Legionella experts, etc.
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Legionella Water Safety
• Know what part of a water system could lead
to Legionella exposure
Highest risk: Hot potable water systems
Not all buildings have Legionella
Risk is a function of
• susceptibility of occupants
• extent of colonization or exposure
• pathogenicity of Legionella species
120. ASHRAE Compliance
• Compliance is just
the first step to
protect yourself
and building
occupants
• Compliance
doesn’t guarantee
Legionella control
and cases can
occur.
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ASHRAE 188 Compliance
Good News, Bad News
• Standard is not prescriptive –
Good News - You get to make lots of
decisions
Bad News - You get to make lots of
decisions
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Team Determines Approach to
Testing And Disinfection
• The Program Team shall determine
the testing approach including:
Sampling frequency
Number of samples
Locations and sampling methods
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Knowledge
The Program Team shall have knowledge
of the building water system design
and water management as
it relates to Legionellosis
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Test Your Knowledge: True or False?
• Legionella is ubiquitous (everywhere).
• If chlorine levels at or above 0.5 mg/L in the supply
water, Legionella is controlled.
• Only old buildings have Legionella problems.
• If total bacteria (HPC or ATP) are controlled,
Legionella is controlled.
• Water and energy conservation approaches
minimize Legionella risk.
• Legionella is not a concern during construction.
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CDC Focuses on
Effective Water
Management For
Legionnaires’ Disease
Prevention
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DISINFECTION APPROACHES
I Have Legionella in My Building…
Now What?
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Secondary Disinfection Methods
• Thermal shock
treatment
(heat & flush)
• Shock chlorination
(>10 mg/L residual),
may require water
tanks to be
20-50 mg/L
• Continuous
chlorination (2-4 mg/L)
• Copper-silver
ionization (continuous
and short-course)
• Chlorine Dioxide
(ClO2)
• Monochloramine
• Point-of-use filtration
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PROTECTING TRANSPLANT,
HIGH RISK PATIENTS, NEONATES
We Filter the Air…
But Let Them Drink Tap Water?
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Water is a Source
of
infection
especially for
high risk patients –including
neonates
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Healthcare-acquired Pediatric LD
• CDC study showed
72% pediatric
cases had
healthcare
exposure
• Mortality rate 22%
Alexander NT, et al 2008
ICAAC
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Fatal Water Birth
E, Sanyal K, Threadgill H, Cervantes D. Fatal legionellosis after water
birth, Texas, USA, 2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jan].
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Point-of-Use Filtration
• High Risk Patients
• Bone marrow and
solid organ transplant
units
• Hematology/
oncology units
• NICU
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Point-of-Use Filters: Conclusions
• System-wide disinfection may not always
be the best answer.
• Next generation filters last longer – more
than 60 days
• High risk areas may require long-term use
for maximum risk reduction
• Extend protection to home for high risk
patients?
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Journal Am Water Works Assoc 2014; 106(10): 24-32
Review of Methods
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EPA Issues Review of Legionella
Control & Disinfection Methods
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Acinetobacter
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
S. maltophilia
Amoeba Resistant Microorganisms
(Mycobacteria )
Not Just Legionella in
Our Faucets
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Culture Shows Pathogens
Klebsiella oxytoca and
Enterobacter cloacae
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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See You in Portland - APIC 2017
• 1401/1402 - Water and Healthcare-Associated
Infections: The Importance of Developing and
Implementing a Water Management Plan
• Presenters: Janet E. Stout & Matthew Arduino
• Wednesday, June 14, 2017
• 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM
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Total Legionella Control
An evidence-based,
integrated platform of
solutions:
• Legionella &
Pathogen Testing
• Consulting &
Education
• ZEROutbreak
Protection
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Our Mission:
End Legionnaires’ Disease
• No one should die
from a preventable
disease caused by
a bacteria in water.
• Legionnaires’
disease can and
should be
prevented.
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THANK YOU
Dr. Janet E. Stout
President, Microbiologist
info@specialpathogenslab.com