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Recreational Vehicle Water Tanks as a Possible Source for Legionella Infections

We investigated recreational vehicle (RV) water reservoirs in response to a case of pneumonia in which Legionella pneumophila was cultured both from the patient and a RV reservoir in which he travelled. Water samples processed and cultured at the CDC according to standard protocol were positive for...

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Autores principales: Litwin, Christine M., Asebiomo, Bankole, Wilson, Katherine, Hafez, Michael, Stevens, Valerie, Fliermans, Carl B., Fields, Barry S., Fisher, John F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3859008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24371531
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/286347
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author Litwin, Christine M.
Asebiomo, Bankole
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Stevens, Valerie
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Fields, Barry S.
Fisher, John F.
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description We investigated recreational vehicle (RV) water reservoirs in response to a case of pneumonia in which Legionella pneumophila was cultured both from the patient and a RV reservoir in which he travelled. Water samples processed and cultured at the CDC according to standard protocol were positive for Legionella spp. in 4/17 (24%) faucets, 1/11 (9%) water tanks from 4/20 (20%) RVs from three different campsites. Legionella spp. that were isolated included L. pneumophila (serogroups 1 and 6), L. anisa, L. feeleii, and L. quateriensis. Environmental controls from the potable water of the three campsites were culture-negative. A survey of maintenance practices by the RV users at the campsites revealed that chlorine disinfection of the water tanks was rarely performed. To prevent the possibility of Legionella infections, RV owners should implement regular chlorine disinfection of their water tanks and follow the recommended maintenance guidelines according to their owner's manuals.
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spelling pubmed-38590082013-12-26 Recreational Vehicle Water Tanks as a Possible Source for Legionella Infections Litwin, Christine M. Asebiomo, Bankole Wilson, Katherine Hafez, Michael Stevens, Valerie Fliermans, Carl B. Fields, Barry S. Fisher, John F. Case Rep Infect Dis Case Report We investigated recreational vehicle (RV) water reservoirs in response to a case of pneumonia in which Legionella pneumophila was cultured both from the patient and a RV reservoir in which he travelled. Water samples processed and cultured at the CDC according to standard protocol were positive for Legionella spp. in 4/17 (24%) faucets, 1/11 (9%) water tanks from 4/20 (20%) RVs from three different campsites. Legionella spp. that were isolated included L. pneumophila (serogroups 1 and 6), L. anisa, L. feeleii, and L. quateriensis. Environmental controls from the potable water of the three campsites were culture-negative. A survey of maintenance practices by the RV users at the campsites revealed that chlorine disinfection of the water tanks was rarely performed. To prevent the possibility of Legionella infections, RV owners should implement regular chlorine disinfection of their water tanks and follow the recommended maintenance guidelines according to their owner's manuals. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-11-26 /pmc/articles/PMC3859008/ /pubmed/24371531 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/286347 Text en Copyright © 2013 Christine M. Litwin et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Recreational Vehicle Water Tanks as a Possible Source for Legionella Infections
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