A community outbreak of Legionnaires' disease linked to hospital cooling towers: an epidemiological method to calculate dose of exposure | Zendy

Cedric Brown | Zendy; Pekka Nuorti | Zendy; Robert F. Breiman | Zendy; Amber Hathcock | Zendy; Barry S. Fields | Zendy; H. B. Lipman | Zendy; G. C. Llewellyn | Zendy; J. Hofmann | Zendy; Martín S. Cetron | Zendy

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A community outbreak of Legionnaires' disease linked to hospital cooling towers: an epidemiological method to calculate dose of exposure

Author(s) -

Cedric Brown,

Pekka Nuorti,

Robert F. Breiman,

Amber Hathcock,

Barry S. Fields,

H. B. Lipman,

G. C. Llewellyn,

J. Hofmann,

Martín S. Cetron

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/28.2.353

Subject(s) - outbreak , medicine , legionnaires' disease , epidemiology , legionella pneumophila , pneumonia , legionella , attack rate , community acquired pneumonia , emergency medicine , risk factor , virology , biology , bacteria , genetics

From July to September 1994, 29 cases of community-acquired Legionnaires' disease (LD) were reported in Delaware. The authors conducted an investigation to a) identify the source of the outbreak and risk factors for developing Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (Lp-1) pneumonia and b) evaluate the risk associated with the components of cumulative exposure to the source (i.e. distance from the source, frequency of exposure, and duration of exposure).

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