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investigation of pontiac-like illness in office workers during an outbreak of legionnaires' disease, 2008.in july 2008, office workers in dublin complained of influenza-like illness preceding and interspersing two cases of notified legionnaires' disease. legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 was identified in both cooling towers supplying the office. a retrospective cohort study was undertaken to investigate possible pontiac fever (pf). forty-seven employees (23%) met the clinical case definition for pf but confirmatory testing was negative. exposure to the smoking area situated beside the cooling towe ...201020202281
legionella: an infrequent cause of adult community acquired pneumonia in dublin.the commonest infectious agents identified in community acquired pneumonia (cap) amongst 50 patients admitted to a dublin hospital were streptococcus pneumoniae and haemophilis influenzae. legionella pneumophila pneumonia occurred in only one patient who acquired infection abroad. a serological screen of blood bank donors and renal transplant recipients failed to detect antibody to legionella pneumophila supporting the clinical findings of a low prevalence of infection in this community. it is c ...19892793404
legionella in dublin hospital water supplies.an environmental survey was carried out which consisted of periodic and random sampling of water tanks and showers in two large dublin hospitals. of the samples 5.3% yielded legionella bacteria. legionella pneumophila of serogroups 3, 5 and 6 were isolated from these sites with viable counts ranging from 3.0 x 10(2) - 2.5 x 10(3) c.f.u./litre. the implementation of periodic sampling may, however, not be a worthwhile exercise unless an environmental site has been associated with cases of legionel ...19902318604
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