| Literature DB >> 6112337 |
S P Fisher-Hoch, C L Bartlett, J O Tobin, M B Gillett, A M Nelson, J E Pritchard, M G Smith, R A Swann, J M Talbot, J A Thomas.
Abstract
Between December, 1979, and July, 1980, 12 cases of legionnaires' disease were recognised in a district general hospital. 11 of the patients probably acquired their infection within the hospital. Epidemiological and environmental studies indicated that the plumbing system and possibly also the air-conditioning cooling-tower exhaust in the new building of the hospital were the sources of infection. Chlorination of the cold-water supply and raising the hot-water temperature appeared to terminate the outbreak.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID： 6112337 DOI： 10.1016/s0140-6736(81)91626-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN： 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321