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 Pall-Aquasafe™ 31-Day Shower Water Filter for Legionella Removal (EU)
  Pall-Aquasafe™ 31-Day Shower Water Filter for Legionella Removal (EU)
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Pall-Aquasafe™ 31-Day Shower Water Filter for Legionella Removal (EU)

Disposable Shower Head

Instantaneous, validated and clinically proven

 

Background 

The Pall-Aquasafe Disposable Shower Head Filter has been validated using Legionella pneumophila1 and is designed to remove Legionella spp. from hospital water supplies. Several studies have reported hospital outbreaks due to Legionella spp.2-7, where the mortality rate can be up to 40% or even higher for immunocompromised patients.8 For this high-risk group, the concentration of Legionella spp. in the water supply must remain below the detection limit.9

 

The filter contains a 0.2µm Supor membrane incorporating prefiltration which can be used routinely at temperatures of up to 60°C, while withstanding a maximum temperature of 70°C for a total cumulative period of 30 minutes over the life of the filter1.

 

The filter is capable of delivering high volume throughput over an extended period of time and is therefore a cost effective way of providing patient protection against Legionella spp within the hospital water supply.

 

Features:

  • CE marked medical device
  • New, innovative and validated filter membrane
  • Individually tested
  • Validated to remove Legionella spp. for up to one month 

Benefits:

  • Proven protection against Legionella spp.
  • Easy to use on all showers
  • Provides instantaneous protection
  • Long life and high volume throughput

 

References

  1. Validation Guide. Pall-Aquasafe Disposable Shower Head Filter for Protection Against Legionella spp. (AQL3) - Literature code CC107.
  2. Berthelot P., Grattard F., Ros A., Lucht F., Pozzetto B. Nosocomial legionellosis outbreak over a three-year period : investigation and control. Clin Microbiol Infect 1998 ; 4 : 385-391.
  3. Campins M., Ferrer A., Callis L., Pelaz C., Cortes PJ., Pinard N., Vaqué J. Nosocomial Legionnaire’s disease in a children’s hospital. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2000 ; 19 : 228-234.
  4. Hoebe C.J.P., Cluitmans J.J.M, Wagenvoort J.H.T. Two fatal cases of nosocomial Legionella pneumophila pneumonia associated with a contaminated cold water supply. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1998 ; 17 : 740-749
  5. Lawrence C., Reyrolle M., Dubrou S., Forey F., Decludt B., Goulvestre C.Matsiota-Bernard P., Etienne J., Nauciel C. Single clonal origin of a high proportion of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 isolates from patients and the environment in the area of Paris, France, over a 10-year period. J Clin Microbiol 1999 ; 37 : 2652-2655.
  6. Stout J.E., Yu V.L. Legionellosis. N Eng J Med . 1997 ; 337 : 682-687.
  7. Weber W. Legionella outbreak in Belgium passes the peak. Lancet. 1999. 354 ; 1883.
  8. Squinazi F. Légionelles : aspects sanitaires et différents types de traitements. Légionella : sources de contamination, maitrise du risque , textes réglementaires. Techniques Hospitalières 2000 ; 644 : 29 - 31
  9. Circulaire DGS/SD7A/SD5C-DHOS/E4  n° 2002/243 du 22 avril 2002 relative à la prévention du risque lié aux légionelles dans les établissements de santé.

 
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