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A CONTRIBUTION TO THE LEGIONELLA DISCUSSION.

[In German. / En allemand.]

Author(s) : HAMICH W.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

NOTES THAT AROUND 1% OF THE POPULATION WILL BE INFECTED BY A LEGIONELLA BACTERIUM EACH YEAR, ALTHOUGH 90% OF THE 600,000 CASES IN W. GERMANY WILL BE TOO MILD TO BE NOTICED. AROUND 60,000 CASES WILL BE SEEN AS A MILD FLU, PLUS THERE WILL BE 6,000 CASES OF SEVERE LUNG INFLAMMATION. AROUND 1,000 TO 1,500 INFECTIONS WILL RESULT IN DEATH. ILLUSTRATES 8 COLOURED PLATES OF LEGIONELLA BACTERIA IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. NOTES BRIEFLY FINDINGS CONCERNING RESISTIVITY OF THE BACTERIA, THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES OVER TIME, THE EFFECT OF CHLORINATION, PLUS THE EFFECT OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS AND DIFFERENT MATERIALS ON THE FORMATION OF THE BIOFILM IN WHICH THE LEGIONELLA BACTERIA GROW. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 24, N 6, 1989/11-12, 89-01967.

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  • Original title: [In German. / En allemand.]
  • Record ID : 1990-1614
  • Languages: German
  • Source: IKZ Haustech. - n. 17
  • Publication date: 1989/09
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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