Guidance

Legionella scheme: recent intended results for distribution

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

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 16 April 2014
• Last updated: 30 March 2021
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  1. 30 March 2021

     Added 'Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G121'.

  2. 28 January 2021

     Added 'Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G120'.

  3. 18 September 2020

     Added Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G119.

  4. 10 March 2020

     Added Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G118.

  5. 18 December 2019

     Added 'Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G117'.

  6. 15 August 2019

     Added 'Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G116'.

  7. 4 July 2019

     Added 'Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G115'.

  8. 18 March 2019

     Added 'Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G114'.

  9. 24 December 2018

     Added "Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G113".

  10. 16 August 2018

      Added 'Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G112'.

  11. 5 July 2018

      Added 'Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G111'.

  12. 16 March 2018

      Added 'Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G110'.

  13. 22 December 2017

      Added 'Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G109'.

  14. 16 August 2017

      Added legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G108.

  15. 21 June 2017

      Updated legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G107.

  16. 25 April 2017

      Added legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G106.

  17. 14 March 2017

      Added Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G105.

  18. 20 December 2016

      Added legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G104.

  19. 2 November 2016

      Added legionella isolation scheme: intended results for molecular method G103 distribution.

  20. 18 August 2016

      Added Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G102.

  21. 20 June 2016

      Added intended results for distribution G101.

  22. 27 April 2016

      Added Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G100.

  23. 16 March 2016

      Added Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G99.

  24. 26 January 2016

      Added Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for molecular method pilot distribution.

  25. 10 November 2015

      Added Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G98.

  26. 16 September 2015

      Added Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G97.

  27. 21 July 2015

      Added legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G96.

  28. 27 May 2015

      Added legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G95.

  29. 22 April 2015

      Added legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G94.

  30. 20 March 2015

      Added legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G93.

  31. 19 November 2014

      The Legionella isolation scheme: intended results for distribution G91 has been uploaded.

  32. 16 September 2014

      Added 'Recent intended results for distribution G91'.

  33. 16 April 2014

      First published.

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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 of:

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