ESCMID: ESGLI

Aims and objectives

The ESCMID Study Group for Legionella Infections (ESGLI) focuses on innovating research, diagnostics, and control over Legionnaires’ diseases. We are proud to be dedicated to:

Monitoring and tracking circulating strains causing human disease
Finding new and more effective ways to diagnose all Legionellosis infections
Researching Legionella’s interactions with hosts and the environment
Identifying suitable control measures in the built environment
Offering training and producing guidelines and legislation for the prevention, control, and investigation Legionella infections

Activities and resources

ESGLI Newsletter, Summer 2023, July 2023

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ESGLI Newsletter, Autumn 2023, October 2023

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Premise plumbing bacterial communities in four European cities and their association with Legionella (Preprint)

Scaturro M, Del Chierico F, Motro Y, Chaldoupi A, Flountzi A, Moran-Gilad J, Girolamo A, Koutsiomani T, Krogulska B, Lindsay D, Matuszewska R, Papageorgiou G, Pancer K, Panoussis N, Rota MC, Uldum S, Velonakis E, Chaput DL, Ricci ML. Front Microbiomes Vol 2. 2023;10.3389/frmbi.2023.1170824.

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Genome analysis of Legionella pneumophila ST901 an Italian endemic strain (Preprint)

Ricci ML, Fillo S, Giordani F, Ciammaruconi A, Girolamo A, Anselmo A, Monte A, Cusimano V, Caporali MG, Rota MC, Petzold M, Afshar B, Lista F, Luck C, Scaturro M. bioRxiv. 2023.06.08.544189. Preprint.

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An introduction to healthcare associated waterborne infections: ecology, prevention, mitigation and control

Belfast 31 October- 2 November 2023.
Post-graduate course

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