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11432530

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-7-2
pubmed:abstractText
Three cases of Legionella pneumophila infection were identified in Sydney's west in November 1998. Epidemiological investigations identified an association with one workplace. Environmental sampling revealed that the cooling towers in the workplace, and at 2 other premises within a 1 km radius of the workplace, were positive for L. pneumophila serogroup 1 (LP1) which was indistinguishable from clinical isolates of 2 of the cases on DNA fingerprinting. Our report highlights limitations of the current control program for Legionella in cooling towers, including the finding of unregistered cooling towers, cooling towers positive for LP1 despite satisfactory results on inspection, and cooling towers potentially linked to disease with counts of LP1 below the current protocol requirements for immediate decontamination.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0725-3141
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
63-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Investigation and control of a cluster of cases of Legionnaires disease in western Sydney.
pubmed:affiliation
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article