ShareLEGIONELLOSIS: THE 1980 SAN FRANCISCO OUTBREAK.
Author(s) : CONWILL D. E.
Type of article: Article
Summary
DURING MARCH 1980, AT LEAST 14 CASES OF LEGIONELLOSIS WERE DIAGNOSED ON 1,000 PEOPLE WORKING IN A SAME 6-MONTH OLD BUILDING. THE RISKS WERE HIGHER FOR PEOPLE OVER 50 YEARS OLD. THE OUTBREAK OCCURRED WITH THE OPERATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA 1, 4 AND 6 WAS IDENTIFIED IN WATER SAMPLES FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AT A PLACE WHERE A RECENT EXCAVATION HAD BEEN MADE.
Details
- Original title: LEGIONELLOSIS: THE 1980 SAN FRANCISCO OUTBREAK.
- Record ID : 1983-2318
- Languages: English
- Source: Am. Rev. respir. Dis. - vol. 126 - n. 4
- Publication date: 1982
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Indexing
- Themes: Comfort air conditioning
- Keywords: Legionellosis; Hygiene; Air conditioning
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