Guidance

Legionella scheme: recent trend analysis

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

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 July 2014
• Last updated: 13 October 2020 — See all updates

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

Published 1 July 2014

Last updated 13 October 2020 + show all updates

1. 13 October 2020

   Updated Legionella isolation scheme: trend analysis.

2. 5 June 2020

   Updated 'Legionella isolation scheme: trend analysis'.

3. 19 December 2019

   Updated 'Legionella isolation scheme: trend analysis'.

4. 26 August 2019

   Updated with recent 'Legionella isolation scheme: trend analysis'.

5. 11 July 2019

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6. 24 May 2019

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7. 7 January 2019

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8. 10 September 2018

   Updated Legionella isolation scheme: trend analysis.

9. 3 July 2018

   Updated Legionella isolation scheme: trend analysis.

10. 26 March 2018

    Updated legionella isolation scheme: trend analysis.

11. 2 January 2018

    Updated with recent 'Legionella isolation scheme: trend analysis'.

12. 29 June 2017

    Updated legionella isolation scheme: trend analysis.

13. 4 June 2015

    Updated legionella isolation scheme: trend analysis for distribution G95.

14. 21 May 2015

    Updated legionella isolation scheme: trend analysis for Distribution G94.

15. 1 July 2014

    First published.