Related Internet Sites
Sustained Transmission of Nosocomial Legionnaires DiseaseAZ
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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