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ST108 Sample Collection Types and Procedure Overview

ST108 Sample Collection Types and Procedure Overview The sampling procedures below are provided as a summary for reference and are not exhaustive. You ...
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AAMI ST108 Microbiological Quality Sampling Procedures

AAMI ST108 Microbiological Quality Sampling Procedures The ST108 sampling information below is provided as a summary for reference and are not exhaust ...
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GSA Legionella Testing in Federal Buildings

GSA Legionella Testing in Federal Buildings The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced that they are conducting Legionella (the bacteria ...
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Does Copper Silver Ionization (CSI) Kill Mycobacteria and NTM?

Does Copper Silver Ionization (CSI) Kill Mycobacteria and NTM? Copper-silver ionization (CSI) is a widely used method for controlling microbial growth ...
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Legionella Remediation: Key Strategies

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What Nursing Homes Need to Know About Mitigating Legionella Risk

What Nursing Homes Need to Know About Mitigating Legionella Risk Nursing homes face a significant threat to resident health in Legionella bacteria. Un ...
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ST108 Testing

ST108 Testing ST108 testing is an important aspect of ST108 compliance. Legionella Control Systems are experts at waterborne pathogen control and prov ...
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ST108 Risk Assessment

ST108 Risk Assessment To ensure compliance with the ST108 standard, healthcare facilities must have expert outside consultation and assessment of thei ...
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What Healthcare Facilities Need to Know About ST108

What Healthcare Facilities Need to Know About ST108 The ANSI/AAMI ST108:2023 standard, “Water for the processing of medical devices,” is a ...
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Waterborne Pathogen Sizing Chart

Waterborne Pathogen Sizing Chart See our comparison of common waterborne pathogens sizes, as well as which type of filtration solutions are needed. Do ...
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Combating Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens with a Multi-Barrier Approach

Combating Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens with a Multi-Barrier Approach The challenge of eradicating waterborne opportunistic premise plumbin ...
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Terms of Use and Privacy Policy By using the software, documents, web portals, and other materials (collectively, the “Materials”) provided by Leg ...
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How to Best Control Legionella? A Multi-Barrier Strategy for Effective Legionella Mitigation and Prevention of Legionnaires Disease

How to Best Control Legionella? A Multi-Barrier Strategy for Effective Legionella Mitigation and Prevention of Legionnaires Disease Legionella poses a ...
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Legionella Remediation: Why Choose Legionella Control Systems

Legionella Remediation: Why Choose Legionella Control Systems ...
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How to Stop Legionella

How to Stop Legionella Legionella, the bacterium that causes Legionnaires’ disease, poses a significant health risk in water systems in every fa ...
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Legionella Case Study of Correctional/Prison Facility

See how Legionella Control Systems solved a difficult Legionella issue for a Correctional/Prison Facility Read our case study that details: How Legion ...
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Public Trust, Employee Health, and the Necessity of Legionella Risk Assessments

Public Trust, Employee Health, and the Necessity of Legionella Risk Assessments Public perception and employee well-being are significantly impacted b ...
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Legionella Risk Assessments: The Legal Compliance and Economics of Legionella Risk Management

Legionella Risk Assessments: The Legal Compliance and Economics of Legionella Risk Management Legionella risk assessments are a critical component of ...
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Legionella Risk Assessments and the Health Implications of Legionella in Facility Management

Legionella Risk Assessments and the Health Implications of Legionella in Facility Management Legionella risk assessments are focused on Legionella, a ...
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Are Dental Offices at Risk for Legionella and Waterborne Pathogens?

Are Dental Offices at Risk for Legionella and Waterborne Pathogens? The water found in dental unit waterlines (DUWL) can present an ideal environment ...
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How Often Does Our Facility Need a Legionella Risk Assessment?

How Often Does Our Facility Need a Legionella Risk Assessment? Legionella, the bacterium responsible for Legionnaires’ disease, is a significant ...
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Line Card Please see below to view our line card, which includes a list of our services. Download Line Card Legionella Testing: Same Day, Microbial Cu ...
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Do We Need a Legionella Risk Assessment?

Do We Need a Legionella Risk Assessment? Legionella risk assessments are a critical aspect of facility management. Legionella bacteria, which thrive i ...
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ASHRAE-514: Addressing Legionella and Other Waterborne Pathogens in Building Water Systems

ASHRAE-514: Addressing Legionella and Other Waterborne Pathogens in Building Water Systems With the increasing awareness of the dangers posed by water ...
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Is City Water Treatment Effective at Killing Legionella?

Is City Water Treatment Effective at Killing Legionella? Water treatment is a crucial process that municipalities use to ensure the water we consume i ...
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What is Legionella Remediation?

What is Legionella Remediation? Legionella remediation is a specialized process designed to eliminate or control the growth of Legionella bacteria wit ...
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How Biofilm Affects Legionella and Pathogen Growth

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How Biofilm Affects Legionella and Pathogen Growth

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Legionella Control Industrial Water Softener Systems

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Legionella Dominator Water Softener System for Legionella Control

Legionella Dominator Water Softener System for Legionella Control ...
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Legionella Control Systems – Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide, Mixed Oxidant Solution (MOS)

Legionella Control Systems – Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide, Mixed Oxidant Solution (MOS) ...
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Legionella Risk Assessments: 5 reasons you might need a second opinion

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How is Scaled Plumbing and Legionella Related

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Assess Your Legionella Risk

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Where to Test for Legionella in Cooling Towers?

Where to Test for Legionella in Cooling Towers? Cooling towers are used in many commercial buildings and industrial facilities to cool water that is u ...
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UV Chamber Hydraulics and Dose Delivery

UV Chamber Hydraulics and Dose Delivery All particles or  microbes see different intensities of light for different amounts of time. As a result: Sev ...
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Key Factors for UV Selection

Key Factors for UV Selection Pre-RO intermittent flow Post-RO storage tank recirculation Chilled or hot water systems Low pressure UV and medium press ...
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How Do Piping Materials and Water Temperature Affect Legionella Growth?

How Do Piping Materials and Water Temperature Affect Legionella Growth? As independent Legionella consultants who find the best, most cost-effective L ...
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Comparison of UV Low Pressure (LP) and UV Medium Pressure (MP) for UV Disinfection

Comparison of UV Low Pressure (LP) and UV Medium Pressure (MP) for UV Disinfection UV disinfection is a process that uses UV-C light to destroy the DN ...
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Why It Can Be Difficult to Kill Legionella

Why It Can Be Difficult to Kill Legionella If you have read our Legionella news for U.S. states, you will notice that many facilities struggle to kill ...
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Copper-Silver Ionization (CSI) for Legionella: Good or Bad?

Copper-Silver Ionization (CSI) for Legionella: Good or Bad? When it comes to Legionella control, is copper-silver ionization effective or ineffective? ...
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ST108 Legionella Testing Kits

ST108 Testing Kits How do we do testing for ST108, “Water for the Processing of Medical Devices”? The AAMI ST108 standard covers the selec ...
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Latest Information Articles: Does Copper Silver Ionization (CSI) Kill Mycobacteria and NTM? ST108 Risk Assessment ST108 Testing What Healthcare Facili ...
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How Does Side Stream Filtration Help With Legionella and Cooling Towers

How Does Side Stream Filtration Help With Legionella and Cooling Towers? Side stream filtration is an industrial water treatment process that removes ...
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Legionella Testing, Planning, and Remediation: How a Healthcare Facility Got Two Out of Three Wrong

Legionella Testing, Planning, and Remediation: How a Healthcare Facility Got Two Out of Three Wrong At Legionella Control Systems, we find it very sat ...
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Legionella Control Media Library

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Legionella Testing Methods: Quantitative PCR (qPCR) Versus Culture

Legionella Testing Methods: Quantitative PCR (qPCR) Versus Culture How to test for Legionella? That’s a common question and one that is best ans ...
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Washington D.C. Legionella Prevention and Costs of Legionnaires Outbreaks

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Legionella Risk Assessments: 5 reasons you might need a second opinion

Legionella Risk Assessments: 5 reasons you might need a second opinion ...
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When Do You Need a Follow-Up Legionella Risk Assessment?

When Do You Need a Follow-Up Legionella Risk Assessment? Any facility that utilizes water and has human occupants or visitors should have a Legionella ...
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Reclaimed Water and Legionella: Do water reuse and water recycling create a risk for Legionnaire’s Disease?

Reclaimed Water and Legionella: Do water reuse and water recycling create a risk for Legionnaire’s Disease Reclaimed water, sometimes referred t ...
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Should We Use ORP to Measure Monochloramines?

Should We Use ORP to Measure Monochloramines? ORP stands for Oxidation Reduction Potential, a substance’s potential to oxidize or reduce another sub ...
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Legionella Risk Factors for Healthcare Facilities

Legionella Risk Factors for Healthcare Facilities If you operate a building or facility of any type and haven’t taken the CDC Legionella Risk As ...
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Will Insurance Cover Our Legionella and Legionnaire’s Legal Costs?

Will Insurance Cover Our Legionella and Legionnaire’s Legal Costs? Will your insurance cover your legal costs if your facility, products, or service ...
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Super-Chlorination for Legionella Control: Why It May Not Be Enough

Super-Chlorination for Legionella Control: Why It May Not Be Enough On this, our Legionella control systems website, we have discussed whether hyperch ...
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Water Safety Design and Construction

Water Safety Design and Construction Download Water Safety Design and Construction as PDF Water Management Program Establishing – and reviewing – ...
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CDC Legionella Risk Assessment: Thank You

Thank you for assessing your Legionella risk. We appreciate your response and will follow up with information on the services that can help you reduce ...
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The Best Piping to Prevent Legionella and Biofilm Growth

The Best Piping to Prevent Legionella and Biofilm Growth What is the best piping for preventing or slowing the growth of Legionella or biofilm? It dep ...
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Legionella Eradication Case Study

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Legionella Eradication

See how Legionella Control Systems solved an issue for a rural healthcare facility with extremely high Legionella levels. Download the free case study ...
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When Legionella Remediation is a Waste of Money

When Legionella Remediation is a Waste of Money Let’s imagine that your facility’s water has tested positive for Legionella. This is ser ...
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Can Our Air Conditioner Condensate Expose Someone to Legionella and Legionnaire’s Disease?

Can Our Air Conditioner Condensate Expose Someone to Legionella and Legionnaire’s Disease?   There is mixed opinion as to whether Legionnaire’ ...
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Legionella Risk Factor: Disinfectants

Legionella Risk Factor: Disinfectants The level of disinfectant in your water is a risk factor for Legionella. Chemicals, such as chlorine and monochl ...
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Flushing, Legionella and the Prevention of Legionnaires’ Disease

Flushing, Legionella and the Prevention of Legionnaires’ Disease Flushing your water systems may be helpful in preventing Legionella growth and ...
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Legionella & Legionnaires’ Disease Remediation Without Shutting Down Your Building

Legionella & Legionnaires’ Disease Remediation Without Shutting Down Your Building Legionella Control Systems offers many ways to mitigate L ...
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Comparison of Legionella / Pathogen Control Systems – Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide, Mixed Oxidant

Comparison of Legionella / Pathogen Control Systems – Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide, Mixed Oxidant Solution (MOS) What are the best methods for Leg ...
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What is ORP? What is appropriate ORP for potable drinking water? Is ORP useful for our facility’s water quality measurements?

What is ORP? What is the appropriate ORP for potable drinking water? Is ORP useful for our facility’s water quality measurements? ORP is “Oxid ...
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Not If, But When: 3 Reasons Most U.S. Buildings Are Prone to Waterborne Pathogen and Legionella Growth

Not If, But When: 3 Reasons Most U.S. Buildings Are Prone to Waterborne Pathogen and Legionella Growth If you manage a U.S. building or facility and y ...
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Free Water Testing from Legionella Control Systems For Engineers and Industrial, Commercial, & Healthcare Organizations Legionella Control Systems ...
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Job Opening – Administrative Assistant Posted: March 9, 2023 Legionella Control Systems is looking for a highly driven, results-oriented individual ...
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Biofilm and Legionella FAQ

Biofilm and Legionella FAQ What are Biofilms? Biofilms can be thought of as bacterial slime layers but in reality, they are biological systems in whic ...
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What is the Difference Between Oxidizers and Disinfectants?

What is the Difference Between Oxidizers and Disinfectants? The terms oxidizer and disinfectant are often confused and used inaccurately. Here is the ...
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5 Reasons to Get a Second Opinion on Your Legionella Risk Assessment

5 Reasons to Get a Second Opinion on Your Legionella Risk Assessment   A Legionella risk assessment is a critical part of your water management progr ...
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Water Management Programs and Legionella Testing for Correctional Facilities, Prisons, and Jails

Legionella Testing for Correctional Facilities, Prisons, and Jails Legionella Control Systems provides Legionella testing, control, remediation, and m ...
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Rhode Island: Legionella Prevention and Costs of Legionnaires Outbreaks

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Kansas: Legionella Prevention and Costs of Legionnaires Outbreaks

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Maine: Legionella Prevention and Costs of Legionnaires Outbreaks

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Legionella Consultant

Legionella Consultants & Legionella Consulting Services Legionella Control Systems provides Legionella consulting services with certified Legione ...
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The Joint Commission Water Management Standard (EC.02.05.02, EPs 1 through 4)

The Joint Commission Water Management Standard The Joint Commission water management standard (EC.02.05.02, EPs 1 through 4) has the following require ...
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Why are water softeners critical to Legionella control?

Why are Water Softeners Critical to Legionella Control? Legionella growth and Legionnaires disease outbreaks happen more often in facilities that do n ...
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Why are Water Softeners Critical to Legionella Control?

Why Water Softeners Are So Critical to Legionella Control Why are Water Softeners Critical to Legionella Control? Legionella growth and Legionnaires&# ...
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Tap Water is Clean Enough to Drink, So Why Do We Need to Worry About Legionella?

Tap Water is Clean Enough to Drink, So Why Do We Need to Worry About Legionella? Everyone knows that you shouldn’t drink untreated water from a ...
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Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Waterborne Pathogen Testing

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Waterborne Pathogen Testing Pseudomonas are a type of bacteria found commonly in the environments including soil and water. Pse ...
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Nontuberculous Mycobacterial NTM Waterborne Pathogen Testing

Nontuberculous Mycobacterial NTM Waterborne Pathogen Testing Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) are opportunistic pathogens that pose an increased ris ...
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Wyoming: Legionella Prevention and Costs of Legionnaires Outbreaks

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Types of Legionella & Pathogen Testing

Types of Legionella & Pathogen Testing As an independent expert in Legionella and opportunistic waterborne pathogens, Legionella Control Systems ...
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CMS Multi-Pathogen Testing Panel

CMS Multi-Pathogen Testing Panel With the requirement by CMS to test for and control opportunistic waterborne pathogens, Legionella Control Systems of ...
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What Types of Facilities Have Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreaks?

What Types of Facilities Have Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreaks? Where are cases of Legionnaires’ disease most commonly found? A small study pub ...
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Alaska: Legionella Prevention and Costs of Legionnaires Outbreaks

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New Hampshire: Legionella Prevention and Costs of Legionnaires Outbreaks

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Vermont: Legionella Prevention and Costs of Legionnaires Outbreaks

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Why Are Legionnaires’ Disease Cases Rising So Rapidly?

Why Are Legionnaires’ Disease Cases Rising So Rapidly? Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease caused by the Legionella pathogen have increased 900 ...
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South Dakota: Legionella Prevention and Costs of Legionnaires Outbreaks

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North Dakota: Legionella Prevention and Costs of Legionnaires Outbreaks

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Legionella & Opportunistic Waterborne Pathogens Requirements for Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities

Legionella & Opportunistic Waterborne Pathogens Requirements for Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), and Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities ...
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