Hydrosense PRO Ultra Legionella Swab Test
Our comprehensive and sensitive Legionella swab test is designed for testing surfaces and biofilm. The process involves collecting a sample through swabbing areas where biofilm accumulates e.g. shower heads, taps, storage tanks, pipework and the water edge of pools or hot tubs.
Biofilm is the common habitat for Legionella pneumophila. This slimy substance protects this bacterium from heat or chemical treatments.
This method is highly recommended for evaluating surfaces in environments such as cooling towers, water tanks, sinks, showers, hot tubs, misters, sprinklers, air washers, and humidifiers, among others.
| Sensitivity: | 200 CFU per swabbed area |
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| Shelf Life: | 18 months from date of manufacture |
| Test Time: | 25 minutes |
| Tests Included: | 1 |
| Detects: | Legionella pneumophila serogroups 1-15 |
| Part Number: | 500502 |
The test detects all Legionella pneumophila serogroups 1-15 and uses the well-established Lateral Flow Immunochromatographic Assay (LFICA) technology (same technology used in Covid-19 and pregnancy tests). In a remarkable innovation, the test is a three-line test which isolates the bacteria and distinctly identifies the presence of serogroup 1 on one test line and 2-15 on another.
This information enables the user to identify and assess the level of Legionella pneumophila risk depending on which serogroup is present in the sample, supporting both reporting processes and remedial action decision making.
This swab test is highly sensitive and can detect Legionella pneumophila levels of 200 CFU per swabbed area.
VALIDITY OF THE HYDROSENSE PRO TEST
HIGH SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY:
The Hydrosense PRO Lateral Flow Test Kit successfully detects Legionella pneumophila serogroups 1-15 with high sensitivity.
VERSATILE TEST CONDITIONS:
Displays robustness under varying conditions without compromising results.
NO CROSS-REACTIVITY:
Demonstrates no interference from other common waterborne bacteria or non-pneumophila species of Legionella.
TOLERANCE TO WATER CONDITIONS:
Performs reliably even in hard water and high alkalinity conditions.
HOW THE TEST WORKS
If there is only a red line at the C position, neither sg 1 nor sg 2-15 have been detected.
If red lines are present at the 1 and C positions, sg 1 has been detected.
If a green line is present at the 2 position and a red line at C, sg 2-15 has been detected.
If lines are present at the 1, 2 and C positions, sg 1 has been detected AND sg 2-15 has been detected.
WHICH SECTORS WOULD BENEFIT FROM HYDROSENSE PRO ULTRA LEGIONELLA SWAB TEST?
Any industry where humans interact with water poses a risk of Legionella pneumophila infection. Here are a few specific industries that would benefit from using Hydrosense PRO regularly:
HOSPITALS AND CARE HOMES:
Hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities, which typically have complex water systems and treat patients with compromised immune systems, can use Hydrosense PRO for early detection which can lead to fast remediation.
HOTELS, SPAS AND RECREATIONAL:
Hotels, resorts, and leisure facilities with aerosol creating water features like showers, pools, spas, and decorative fountains, are a risk for Legionella. Hotels are the number one setting for infection. If Legionella pneumophila is present, it could impact thousands of guests and have extremely excessive cost due to remedial work, closures, cancellations, litigation, and reputational damage.
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE:
Owners and managers of commercial buildings with cooling towers or large water systems would find this technology valuable for monitoring and maintaining the safety of their water systems, prioritising public health, and assisting regulatory compliance.
SHIPPING AND CRUISE LINERS:
Confined water systems with many cross-contamination opportunities and port-to-ship water transmission can be a serious Legionella risk, putting crew and thousands of passengers in danger of infection. The remote locations make it difficult to get water samples to a lab in good time.
OFFSHORE OPERATIONS:
Rapid Legionella testing can be particularly useful in remote locations like oil rigs where transporting samples to a distant lab for analysis can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and potentially less accurate if the sample degrades over time.
