A BRISBANE hospital, which had to effectively shut down for two weeks after a legionnaire's disease outbreak, has resumed all services.
The Wesley Hospital has reopened operating theatres and other sections of the hospital after water tests cleared it of the legionella bacteria.
The hospital was on emergency bypass and cancelled new admissions for about a fortnight after one patient died and a second patient contracted legionnaires' disease earlier last month.
A strain of legionella which causes legionnaires, a serious lung infection, was found in taps and parts of the hospital's hot water system.
"We have re-opened the remaining sections of the hospital today after comprehensive water test results for legionella were all clear," UnitingCare Health executive director Richard Royle said.
The hospital has installed a series of chlorine feeders into its water systems to prevent the bacteria from returning.
Legionella spreads through water vapours and if breathed in, can be deadly to seriously ill people, including cancer patients.
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