Recently it has been estimated that the annual cost of diseases caused by the waterborne
pathogens Legionella pneumonia, Mycobacterium avium, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa is …

Opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens are responsible for a significant number of
infections whose origin has been traced to drinking water. These opportunistic pathogens …

Background Legionella pneumophila, Mycobacterium avium, and Pseudomonas
aeruginosa are opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs) that persist and grow in …

Legionella spp. and other opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs), including
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacterium avium, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and …

In recent years, drinking water-associated pathogens that can cause infections in
immunocompromised or otherwise susceptible individuals (henceforth referred to as DWPI) …

Opportunistic pathogens occurring in premise (ie, building) plumbing systems, including
strains of Legionella, Mycobacterium, Acanthamoeba, and Pseudomonas, are now …

Legionella and Mycobacterium can proliferate within free-living amoebae (FLA) where they
are protected from disinfectants at concentrations that can kill bacteria but not protozoa …

Several bacterial species that are natural inhabitants of potable water distribution system
biofilms are opportunistic pathogens important to sensitive patients in healthcare facilities …

Opportunistic premise (ie, building) plumbing pathogens (OPPPs, eg, Legionella
pneumophila, Mycobacterium avium complex, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acanthamoeba …

Opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPP) are microorganisms that are native to
the plumbing environment and that present an emerging infectious disease problem. They …