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Uphold Health Standards In Care Homes – Legionella Testing

In October 2013, an inquest hearing traced the death of a 95-year-old man in care home to Legionnaires’ disease, an infection of the respiratory system caused by inhalation or exposure to water droplets contaminated with Legionella bacteria. According to reports, the...

Holding Time For Legionella Testing Samples – Aquacert

Laboratories often require specific care for samples for microbiological testing. Temperature and time are important factors and are very integral to the whole process. A little slip in the procedures may contaminate the samples and significantly affect the results. ...

Legionella Testing For Ice Machines

In 2013, a health scare spread after the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center revealed that three cases (which resulted in one death) of the relatively rare Legionnaires’ disease were the result of exposure to Legionella from using ice machines. The news was quite...

Preventing Microbial Contamination In Birthing Pool – Aquacert

Water birth has garnered quite a good number of supporters over the years, especially those promoting a more natural way of delivering babies in lieu of using anesthetics to aid in giving birth. Most advocates perceive that doing the procedure in the water lessens the...