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Legionella bacteria found in hot water system at Nahariya hospital; patients not affected

Legionella bacteria, which cause inflammation of the lungs, were detected in a water reservoir used by one of the buildings of the Western Galilee Hospital in Nahariya.

 

The bacteria were discovered in the hot water system of a building housing the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Orthopedics, the Pediatric Department, the NICU, Pediatric Intensive Care and the High Risk Pregnancy Unit.

 

The hospital immediately stopped use of the hot water system in the building. The cold water system was unaffected.

 

None of the patients caught the infection and the incident was reported to hospital administration.

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 11.16.17, 16:16