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Monochloramine and Legionnaires' disease
egionnaires’ disease was first recognized in 1976 during an outbreak among attendees at an American Legion convention. The disease is a form of pneumonia caused by bacteria of the genus Legionella. Legionella thrives at warm temperatures (25–42oC [77–108oF]). It lives inside biofilm in aquatic environments, usually as an intracellular parasite of amoebae.1 This lifestyle protects it from disinf...
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Legionella pneumophila is a thin, aerobic, Gram-negative, pathogenic bacillus and the leading cause of Legionnaires’ disease (LD) in human, especially those with high risk conditions including immune system disorders or chronic lung diseases. The mortality rate of LD has been reported to be 60% or higher in inappropriately treated cases. Investigating the prevalence of L. pneumophila and identi...
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Both approaches indicated the same source, an air scrubber in a lignin production plant. The scrubber cleans particles in the air used in the production process by exposing it to a strong counterflow of water. The water in the scrubber has a high organic content and is circulated by a pump. A continuous input of fresh water helps to keep the dry-matter level constant and replace water lost as a...
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Introduction Pneumothorax as a complication of pneumonia is more likely to occur with those infections associated with cavitation and abscess formation. Presumably rupture of a pneumatocele or abscess into the pleural space is the mechanism of production of the pneumothorax. Organisms most commonly associated with this condition include Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Meyerson, 1948) and Staphyloco...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.287.6390.443