A case of Legionnaires' disease caused by aspiration of ice water

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 302-306

  Bencini, Max A ^a   Yzerman, Ed P F ^a   Koornstra, Rutger H T ^b   Nolte, Catharina C M ^b   Den Boer, Jeroen W ^c   Bruin, Jacob P ^a  

^a Laboratory of Public Health Haarlem   (Netherlands)

^b Infection and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^c Municipal Health Service Kennemerland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Disease causing dose; Ice cubes; Ice making machine; Legionnaires' disease

Indexed keywords

ICE;

AGED; AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 34247155725     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.60.6.302-306     Document Type: Article

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