Legionellosis:
Legionnaires' Disease (LD) and Pontiac Fever

 

Related Internet Sites Sustained Transmission of Nosocomial Legionnaires Disease–AZ OH http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00047639.htm Legionnaires Disease Associated with a Whirlpool Spa Display http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00047291.htm Follow-up on Respiratory Illness – Philadelphia http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00045731.htm Guidelines for Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00045365.htm Update: Outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease Assoc. w/ Cruise Ship, 94 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/000322265.htm Occupational Safety & Health Administration OSHA standards, hazard recognition, possible solutions http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/legionnairesdisease/ Outbreak of Pneumonia Associated with a Cruise Ship, 1994 http://www/cdc/gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00031976.htm Legionnaires' Disease Associated with Cooling Towers – MA, MI, RI http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00031925.htm Legionnaires' Disease Associated with Potting Soil – CA, OR, WA, May-June 2000 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4934a1.htm Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease Among Automotive Plant Workers -- Ohio, 2001. MMWR 2001; 50:357-359 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5018al.htm Information for Health Departments Legionellosis Case Report Form - for use by state health and teritorial health departments for reporting to CDC (form will open in a new window)   References Fields BS, Benson RF, Besser RE. Legionella and legionnaires' disease: 25 years of investigation. Clin Microbiol Rev 2002; 15(3): 506-526. Benin AL, Benson RF, Besser RE. Trends in legionnaires' disease, 1980-1998: declining mortality and new patterns of diagnosis. Clin Infect Dis 2002; 35(9): 1039-1046. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers. ASHRAE Guideline 12-2000 - Minimizing the risk of legionellosis associated with building water systems. Atlanta, GA: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. 2000: 1-17. Kool JL, Carpenter, JC, Fields BS. Effect of monochloramine disinfection of municipal drinking water on risk of nosocomial legionnaires' disease. Lancet 1999; 353(9149): 272-277.

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