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Association of shower use with Legionnaires' disease. Possible role of amoebae

1990-06-06

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OUTBREAKS of legionnaires' disease (LD) have been linked to aerosols from evaporative condensers and cooling towers,1,2whirlpool spas,3respiratory therapy equipment,4and humidifiers.5An association between shower use and LD has been hypothesized but not epidemiologically demonstrated.6-11Prevention of LD is limited by a lack of understanding of the ecology ofLegionella pneumophila. Monitoring aerosolproducing site...

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Literature Corpus work: 912fb075-26c7-5238-8f07-c4a1b0b7392a
DOI: 10.1001/jama.263.21.2924

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