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Table 1 Number of facilities/samples enrolled and tested positive for Legionella spp. (%)

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

Facilities

N. Enrolled facilities

N. samples

N. facilities positive for Legionella spp. (%)

N. samples positive for Legionella spp. (%)

Health care

Public Hospitals

73

6361

68 (93.2)

2250 (35.4)

 

Private Hospitals

56

787

34 (60.7)

176 (22.4)

 

Sub-total

129

7148

102 (79.1)

2426 (33.9)

Community

Apartments

63

189

34 (54)

81 (42.9)

 

Hotels

305

5009

204 (66.9)

1826 (36.5)

 

Offices

19

270

10 (52.6)

78 (28.9)

 

Churches

4

53

1 (25)

3 (5.7)

 

Gyms

116

472

30 (25.9)

46 (9.7)

 

Swimming Pools

3

17

1 (33.3)

1 (5.9)

 

Schools

23

128

3 (13)

3 (2.3)

 

Sub-total

533

6138

283 (53.1)

2038 (33.2)

TOTAL

662

13.286

385 (58.2)

4464 (33.6)