Control of legionella in drinking-water systems
2000; Elsevier BV; Volume: 355; Issue: 9221 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02374-6
ISSN1474-547X
AutoresChristian J. P. A. Hoebe, Jacob L. Kool,
Tópico(s)Vibrio bacteria research studies
ResumoLegionella pneumophila has been in the news again recently, with the outbreak of Legionnaires' disease associated with contamination of the cooling towers of an aquarium in Melbourne 1 WHO Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response. Legionnaire's disease in Australia-update. www.who.int/emc/outbreak_news/n2000/may/11may2000.html Google Scholar and with the finding of the organism in humidifiers in the machine rooms at the European Parliament's headquarters in Strasbourg. 2 Black I. Fearsr for the sick building of Europe. The Guardian, May 10, 2000. Google Scholar In fact, news of outbreaks crop up regularly because improvements in diagnostic tests have facilitated recognition of the infection.
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