Street Cleaning Trucks as Potential Sources of Legionella pneumophila

In 2015, Legionnaires’ disease was diagnosed in a street cleaning worker. We found Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 in the water and internal foam from the tanks of 2 trucks used by the worker during the incubation period. The internal foam was removed, and a Legionella prevention program was impl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Valero, Natalia, de Simón, Mercè, Gallés, Pau, Izquierdo, Neus, Arimon, Jaume, González, Raquel, Manzanares-Laya, Sandra, Avellanes, Ingrid, Gómez, Anna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5652444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29048281
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2311.161390
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Sumario:In 2015, Legionnaires’ disease was diagnosed in a street cleaning worker. We found Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 in the water and internal foam from the tanks of 2 trucks used by the worker during the incubation period. The internal foam was removed, and a Legionella prevention program was implemented.

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