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Rapid Legionella Testing Kit for Closer Control
/in Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerLegionella testing is essential in all kinds of situations where the bacteria may be present. However, testing a water sample is only the beginning. The sooner you find out whether Legionella bacteria is present in your water systems, the sooner you can take appropriate action to deal with it if it is.
Legionella & Landlords Responsibilities – Part 1
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Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae Affects UK Hospitals
/in Legionella, News /by Stuart DoonerThe news has carried several reports of drug-resistant bacteria in the past year or so. This was brought into sharp focus last year when four patients at a UK hospital, the Manchester Royal Infirmary were discovered to have the superbug known as carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae, known for short as CPE.
DIY Chain Pays Six-Figure Sum After 3 Legionnaires Deaths
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What are Pontiac Fever & Legionnaires’ Disease?
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Identifying the Symptoms of Legionnaires Disease
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Legionella Jobs. Business Development Manager
/in Legionella, News /by Stuart DoonerLegionella Control International are currently recruiting for a Business Development Manager to join our rapidly expanding risk management consulting team. We are world leading legionella risk management experts providing independent and impartial advice relating to the risk assessment, control, management and prevention of Legionnaires’ disease, legionella and pseudomonas risks.
Benefits of Online Legionella Training
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IATA Drinking-Water Quality Pool
/in Guidance, International, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerWith commercial aviation becoming an increasingly routine part of our every day lives, very few air passengers who embark on a flight ever consider a plane as a vehicle of infection. However, air travel has introduced its own particular hygiene issues such as waste disposal, airborne disease, contaminated food stuffs and the transmission of illness by rodents and flying insects.
Legionella PCR Testing – Polymerase Chain Reaction
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