Street Cleaning Trucks as Potential Sources of Legionella pneumophila
In 2015, Legionnaires’ disease was diagnosed in a street cleaning worker. We found Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 in the water and internal foam from the tanks of 2 trucks used by the worker during the incubation period. The internal foam was removed, and a Legionella prevention program was impl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/11/16-1390_article |