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Legionella scheme: sample instruction sheets and video

This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is for laboratories that examine waters for Legionella spp.

From:
Public Health England
Published
19 April 2014
Last updated
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Details

The legionella isolation scheme includes samples containing a range of different serogroups of Legionella pneumophila and Legionella spp. other than L.pneumophila.

This scheme focuses on raising awareness:

  • in limitation of molecular methods available on the market
  • of updates in ISO methods

For further information please contact us at:

Food and environmental proficiency testing unit (FEPTU)

UK Health Security Agency
61 Colindale Avenue
London
NW9 5EQ

Email [email protected]

Telephone 020 8327 7119

Updates to this page

Published 19 April 2014
Last updated 5 May 2017 show all updates

  1. Updated legionella isolation scheme: sample instruction sheet for molecular method.

  2. Added molecular method details and Legionella isolation scheme: sample instruction sheet for molecular method (English).

  3. Sample instruction video added.

  4. The Legionella isolation scheme: sample instruction sheet (English) has been updated.

  5. First published.

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