Humidifier-associated paediatric Legionnaires' disease, Israel, February 2012.
Euro Surveill
; 17(41): 20293, 2012 Oct 11.
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| ID: mdl-23078810
ABSTRACT
We report a fatal case of community-acquired Legionnaires' disease in an infant aged under six months. Epidemiological and microbiological investigations suggested that a free-standing cold water humidifier using domestic tap water contaminated with Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 served as a vehicle for infection. These findings were corroborated by sequence-based typing (SBT). Humidifier-associated Legionnaires' disease can be prevented by appropriate control measures. This case also illustrates the emerging role of SBT in the investigation of legionellosis.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pediatria
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Desenho de Equipamento
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Umidade
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article