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Potential Association of Legionnaires’ Disease with Hot Spring Water, Hot Springs National Park and Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA, 2018–2019
Legionella pneumophila is the cause of Legionnaires’ disease, a life-threatening pneumonia that occurs after inhalation of aerosolized water containing the bacteria. Legionella growth occurs in stagnant, warm-to-hot water (77°F–113°F) that is inadequately disinfected. Piped hot spring water in Hot S...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8714197/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34932451 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2801.211090 |