Confirmation of presumptive Legionella colonies on culture media according to ISO 11731:2017: Principles, problems and practice.

Savina DitommasoMonica GiacomuzziGabriele Memoli Jacopo GarlascoCarla M Zotti

Published in: Journal of applied microbiology (2023)

Overall, this large-scale study indicates that the ISO 11731:2017 confirmation method is error-prone, leading to significant FPRs and higher costs for HCFs due to remedial actions on their water systems.

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