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MEASURES TO REDUCE THE RISK OF LEGIONELLA INFECTION IN HOSPITALS.

[In German. / En allemand.]

Author(s) : RISSE M. C.

Type of article: Article

Summary

OUTLINES THE HISTORYOF LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA, AND DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE AND PONTIAC FEVE TREATS THE OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF LEGIONELLA BACTERIA. NOTES THE PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE FOR INFECTION WITH THE BACTERIA OF DRINKING WATER AEROSOLS AS WITH SHOWER HEADS AND DOMESTIC HOT WATER HEATERS, AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLATIONS, PARTICULARLY WITH HUMIDIFIERS AND COOLING TOWERS, SWIMMING POOLS AND SOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. DISCUSSES RECOMMENDED MEASURES FOR KILLING BACTERIA. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 26, N 2, 1991/03-04, 91-00624.

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  • Original title: [In German. / En allemand.]
  • Record ID : 1992-0769
  • Languages: German
  • Source: Gesund. Ing. - vol. 111 - n. 6
  • Publication date: 1990/12
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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