| legionella spp. in puerto rico cooling towers. | water samples from air conditioning cooling towers receiving different treatment protocols on five large municipal buildings in san juan, p.r., were assayed for various legionella spp. and serogroups by using direct immunofluorescence. several water quality parameters were also measured for each sample. guinea pigs were inoculated with water samples to confirm pathogenicity and recover viable organisms. legionella pneumophila serogroups 1 to 6, l. bozemanii, l. micdadei, l. dumoffii, and l. gorm ... | 1988 | 3202625 |
| legionnaires' disease: a rare entity in puerto rico? | legionnaires' disease is a severe, often fatal pneumonia, caused by legionella pneumophila. its incidence is reported about 6%. in puerto rico, there is no data available of the prevalence of legionnaires' disease. a case of legionnaires' is presented as well as data to support that the prevalence in our island is higher than the reported elsewhere. | 2001 | 11776727 |