2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.09.008
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Impact of building closures during the COVID-19 pandemic on Legionella infection risks

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“…Liang et al reported only a two-fold increase in the relative abundance of Legionella spp. via 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing after 2 months of low water demand, the same level of increase observed after just one overnight stagnation, suggesting that dramatic increases in Legionella abundance with extend periods of reduced demand did not occur [ 31 ]. Ye et al reported the recovery of water quality parameters in university buildings after being unoccupied for 5 months.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Liang et al reported only a two-fold increase in the relative abundance of Legionella spp. via 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing after 2 months of low water demand, the same level of increase observed after just one overnight stagnation, suggesting that dramatic increases in Legionella abundance with extend periods of reduced demand did not occur [ 31 ]. Ye et al reported the recovery of water quality parameters in university buildings after being unoccupied for 5 months.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…33 Recent investigations into the impact of COVID-19 pandemic building closures have reported that building water quality overall was negatively impacted. 7,[44][45][46][47][48][49] However, studies have reported mixed results with respect to L. pneumophila, including no detection of L. pneumophila, 44,49 no change in occurrence as water use returned to normal levels, 45 a small increase (2x) in Legionella spp. relative abundance after two months of reduced water use, 47 and widespread detection of L. pneumophila that increased during closure.…”
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“…These issues require more relevant attention, also in the context of the pandemic event linked to Sars-Cov-2. Several epidemiological data (Rota et al, 2021b ) other than recent literature (Dey and Ashbolt, 2021 ; Liang et al, 2021 ; Rhoads and Hammes, 2021 ) have already documented how the lockdown period and the absence of the preventive measures have led to an increase of Lp infection risk. Moreover, a mis-classification of cases was reported, which is attributable to the similarity of pneumonia symptoms with COVID-19 (Rota et al, 2021a ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%