Author/Editor		Terčelj, Marjeta; Seljak, Marija; Stare, Janez; Mencinger, Jože; Rakovec, Jože; Rylander, Ragnar; Strle, Franc
Title		A hospital outbreak of Legionella from a contamined water supply
Type		članek
Source		Arch Environ Health
Vol. and No.		Letnik 59, št. 3
Publication year		2004
Volume		str. 156-9
Language		eng
Abstract		The authors performed a cross sectional epidemiological survey to investigate the source of a hospital Leginnella outbreak originating in contaminated water. Water temperature and air humidity around possible contamination sources. A dead-end pipe was found to contain LegioneIla pneumophila serogroup 1. All individuals who acquired legionellosis had spent at least 30 min within 2 m of the contamination source. Among staff, 41 of 71 were exposed, and 31 of these fell ill. All 7 palients exposed to the contaminated water acquired legionellosis. None of the 94 bed-ridden patients from the same units developed the disease. An aerosol wilh = 60% relative air humidity was formed near the suspect water faucets, but the humidity fell rapidly farther from the water source, suggesting desiccation decreased the risk of infection. The closest healthy personnel and patients acquired legionellosis, suggesting that risk was less related to compromised patients than to exposure.
Descriptors		WATER SUPPLY WATER MICROBIOLOGY CROSS INFECTION LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA DISEASE OUTBREAKS PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE HOSPITALS, GENERAL