Legionella pneumophilain aerosols from shower baths
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Shower heads and hot-water faucets containing Legionella pneumophila were evaluated for aerosolization of the organism with a multistage cascade impaction air sampler. Air was collected above two shower doors and from the same rooms approximately 3 ft (91 cm) from the shower doors while the hot water was running. Low numbers (3 to 5 CFU/15 ft3 [0.43 m3] of air) of L. pneumophila were recovered ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hygiene
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0022-1724
DOI: 10.1017/s0022172400064901