Pace® Legionella Testing Services
Don’t react to what’s in your water. Respond! Routine monitoring for Legionella bacteria is the keystone to outbreak prevention. Pace® offers comprehensive Legionella testing and analysis services for healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, commercial buildings, and more. Our experienced team of microbiologists and environmental scientists work collaboratively with clients to create customized testing plans tailored to meet specific needs and regulatory requirements.
- In addition to being CDC Elite, many of the Pace® labs are AIHA accredited.
- We offer numerous test methods, including Legionella ISO culture, Legionella CDC culture, Legionella qPCR, and Legiolert.
- Pace® is an independent provider of Legionella testing and analysis services. There is no need to worry about biased or incomplete results.
- Eight Legionella lab locations and mistake-proof shipping kits make it easy to get your samples to the lab safely and securely.
- Our online store makes it simple to make sure you always have the right testing supplies on hand.
- Pace® Legionella Emergency Response Services can manage all aspects of a Legionella outbreak.
Protect your employees and customers from preventable diseases while mitigating your business risks with Pace® Legionella testing services.
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Reasons To Test For Legionella
Legionella bacteria can pose significant health risks, especially in environments where the bacteria can grow and spread, such as in large plumbing systems and cooling towers. Exposure to Legionella bacteria can result in Legionnaires’ disease, a severe form of pneumonia, or the less severe flu-like Pontiac fever. These illnesses can be fatal, particularly in people with compromised immune systems. Legionella testing can help organizations achieve several important goals.
Compliance
Many organizations, such as those in the healthcare industry, are required to implement water management policies and procedures to reduce the risk of Legionella and other opportunistic pathogens. Testing is not always required but can play an important role in validating compliance.
Water Safety Management Validation
Even if not required by law to test for Legionella, baseline testing can help validate the water safety management practices for organizations such as hotels and recreational facilities.
Reputation Management
An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease traced back to an organization's facilities could significantly damage its reputation, potentially resulting in loss of business and other liabilities. Routine testing can help limit the risk of an outbreak. If an outbreak does occur, testing can help identify the source.
Pace® Legionella Water Testing Methods
Pace® offers a variety of test methods for detecting Legionella in water. Our team of experts at our Legionella testing labs can help you determine which test is right for your needs.
Legionella Iso Culture
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Legionella Cdc Culture
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Legionella Qpcr
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Legiolert
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Legionella Iso Culture
Considered the gold standard for Legionella testing, the ISO 11731 culture method is based on the International Organization for Standardization's protocol for the detection and enumeration of Legionella. This method also allows for detection and enumeration of both Legionella pneumophila and non-pneumophila Legionella species.
Legionella Cdc Culture
Legionella CDC culture can identify all Legionella species and serogroups and provides the isolates for analyses like source tracking. It is the method required for compliance in some jurisdictions.
Legionella Qpcr
Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) is a rapid molecular method that can be used to detect Legionella species, Legionella pneumophila, and Legionella pneumophila serogroup in potable or non-potable water samples very quickly.
Legiolert
An easy to use culture test for Legionella pneumophila, the species responsible for the majority of Legionnaires' disease incidents. However, this test method has certain limitations that may make it unsuitable for certain testing scenarios.
Pace® Legionella Outbreak Response Services
Our integrated team of experts is available to conduct case investigations and manage all aspects of a Legionella outbreak. With proven experience in outbreak response, the Pace® emergency response team combines experts from microbiology, engineering, water treatment, infection prevention, communication, public health, and medicine to provide the broad range of expertise required to address all aspects of an outbreak. Pace® Legionella outbreak response services are available 24/7 and include:
- Outbreak Response Management
- Coordinate Emergency Disinfection
- Onsite Sampling and Risk Assessment
- Case Investigation Laboratory Services
- Laboratory Results Interpretation
- Liaison with Health Department
- Staff and Townhall Meetings
- Communication Strategies; Media And Public Relations
- Recommendations or Ongoing Disinfection
Legionella is the problem you don’t think you have until there’s an outbreak.
Contact the Pace® Legionella Outbreak Response Team at: 412-281-5335
WHICH LEGIONELLA TEST SHOULD I USE?
Suitable for | TAT* | Advantages | Disadvantages | |
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Legionella ISO Culture | 7 days** |
Longer TAT required than all other methods. (Can be paired with qPCR to begin initial outbreak forensics.) | ||
Legionella CDC Culture | 7 days** | Longer TAT required than Legionella qPCR. (Can be paired with qPCR to begin initial outbreak forensics.) | ||
Legionella qPCR | 1-2 days | |||
Legiolert | Baseline testing and water management validation | 7 days |
* Turnaround time. All TATs quoted are industry standard. Some scenarios may allow for faster turnaround. Talk with your Pace® representative if faster results are needed.
** Regulatory requirements in some states, such as New York and Connecticut, may extend TAT times. Talk with your Pace® representative for details.
Legionella is the problem you don’t think you have until there’s an outbreak.
Contact the Pace® Legionella Outbreak Response Team at: 412-281-5335
Legionella Water Safety And Management Services
Whether you need a full-service solution or have a narrow set of unique requirements, our team of experienced microbiologists and water safety specialists have professional solutions to support your water safety and management projects. Some of the common types of Legionella support services we offer include:
- Water Safety and Management Plans
- Water Infection Control Risk Assessment (WICRA)
- Environmental Risk Assessments
- ASHRAE 188 and State Regulatory Compliance
- Water Safety and Management Plan And Policy Audits
- Onsite Legionella Sampling And Sampling Plan Assistance
- Water Safety and Management Plan Implementation Support, Including Program Oversight, Onsite Quarterly Legionella Sampling, Annual Audits, and Plan Updates
- Outbreak Response Management
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