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Legionnaire Disease
New legionnaire disease study findings have been reported by A.N. Schuetz and colleagues
May 26th, 2009
In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To investigate the marked increase noted over an 8-month period in the number of Legionella pneumophila isolates recovered from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid specimens obtained during bronchoscopy in our healthcare system. Bronchoscopy suite that serves a 580-bed tertiary care center and a large, multisite, faculty practice plan with approximately 2 million outpatient visits per year." "Cultures of environmental specimens from the bronchoscopy suite were performed, including samples from the air and water filters, bronchoscopes, and the ice machine, with the aim of identifying...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-26)
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