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Investigation of a respiratory disease associated with an air‐conditioning system
Author(s) -
PICKERING C. A. C.,
MOORE W. K. S.,
LACEY J.,
HOLFORDSTREVENS VALERIE C.,
PEPYS J.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
clinical and experimental allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1365-2222
pISSN - 0954-7894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1976.tb01888.x
Subject(s) - central air conditioning , respiratory system , respiratory disease , disease , medicine , air conditioning , lung , engineering , mechanical engineering
Summary This paper describes the investigation of respiratory disease presenting in a group of men employed on the printing floor of a factory. The air‐conditioning units supplying this floor were found to be contaminated with a variety of micro‐organisms. The specific cause of the disease was not identified but an alteration in the system of humidification led to the complete resolution of symptoms.