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paleoepidemiologic investigation of legionnaires disease at wadsworth veterans administration hospital by using three typing methods for comparison of legionellae from clinical and environmental sources.multilocus enzyme electrophoresis, monoclonal antibody typing for legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, and plasmid analysis were used to type 89 l. pneumophila strains isolated from nosocomial cases of legionnaires disease at the veterans administration wadsworth medical center (vawmc) and from the hospital environment. twelve l. pneumophila clinical isolates, obtained from patients at non-vawmc hospitals, were also typed by the same methods to determine typing specificity. seventy-nine percent o ...19863711303
special report. legionnaire's disease: still a problem for hospitals but a costly one to solve. 199210122696
active bacterial core surveillance for legionellosis - united states, 2011-2013.during 2000–2011, passive surveillance for legionellosis in the united states demonstrated a 249% increase in crude incidence, although little was known about the clinical course and method of diagnosis. in 2011, a system of active, population-based surveillance for legionellosis was instituted through cdc’s active bacterial core surveillance (abcs) program. overall disease rates were similar in both the passive and active systems, but more complete demographic information and additional clinica ...201526513329
detection of legionella species in reclaimed water and air with the enviroamp legionella pcr kit and direct fluorescent antibody staining.reclaimed water is an important resource for areas with inadequate water supplies. however, there have been few studies on the variety of microorganisms found in this type of water, since typically reclaimed water is examined only for the presence of coliform bacteria. many microorganisms, including the legionellae, are known to be more resistant to chlorine than are coliform bacteria. previously, we detected > 10(3) legionella cells per ml in primary and secondary sewage effluents and observed ...19957574578
isolation of legionella pneumophila from hospital shower heads.legionella pneumophila serogroup 6 was isolated from nine of 16 shower heads in a chicago hospital ward where three patients had contracted legionnaires' disease caused by serogroup 6 l. pneumophila. each patient had showered there 2 to 10 days before the onset of disease symptoms. we also isolated the bacteria in two other hospitals, and found the same serogroups as had been causing legionnaires' disease in those hospitals: serogroup 1 in pittsburgh and serogroups 1 and 4 in los angeles. howeve ...19817469211
legionellosis--the 1980 san francisco outbreak.during the first half of march 1980, an unseasonal outbreak of legionellosis, which involved at least 14 of approximately 1,000 workers, occurred in a 6-month-old office building in san francisco. an epidemiologic investigation revealed that persons 50 yr of age and older were at increased risk of disease. the outbreak was temporally associated with operation of the building's air conditioning system. in addition, legionella pneumophila serogroups 1, 4, and 6 were identified in water samples tak ...19827125358
potable water as a source of legionnaires' disease.a three-year epidemic of legionnaires' disease in a hospital was dramatically curtailed following hyperchlorination of the potable water supply. the hypothesis that potable water was the source for the outbreak was further supported by isolation of legionella pneumophila (the agent of legionnaires' disease) from the hospital water supply, observation that a sudden upsurge had occurred in the number of cases following a peculiar manipulation of the hospital water system, and documentation of a 30 ...19853968771
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