Outbreak of nosocomial Legionnaires' disease caused by a contaminated oxygen humidifier

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 381-383

  Bou, R ^a   Ramos, P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA RIBERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MALE; RECOVERY ROOM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SURGICAL WARD; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR CONDITIONING; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 61349100085     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.01.002     Document Type: Letter

References (7)

1. Woo A.H., Goetz A., and Yu V.L. Transmission of legionella by respiratory equipment aerosol generating devices. Chest 102 (1992) 1586-1590
2. Mastro T.D., Fields B.S., Breiman R.F., Campbell J., Plitkaytis D., and Spika J.S. Nosocomial Legionnaires disease and use of medication nebulizers. J Infect Dis 163 (1991) 667-671
3. Moiraghi A., Castellani Pastoris M., Barral C., et al. Nosocomial legionellosis associated with use of oxygen bubble humidifiers and underwater chest drain. J Hosp Infect 10 (1987) 47-50
4. Arnow P., Chou T., Weil D., Shapiro E.N., and Kretzschmar C. Nosocomial Legionnaires' disease caused by aerosolized tap water from respiratory devices. J Infect Dis 146 (1982) 460-467
5. Zuravleff J.J., Yu V.L., Shonnard J.W., Rihs J.D., and Best M. Legionella pneumophila contamination of a hospital humidifier. Demonstration of aerosol transmission and subsequent subclinical infection in exposed guinea pigs. Am Rev Respir Dis 128 (1983) 657-661
6. Tablan O.C., Anderson L.J., Besser R., Bridges C., Hajjeh R., CDC, and Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Guidelines for preventing health care associated pneumonia, 2003: recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 53 RR-3 (2004) 1-36
7. Fields B.S., Benson R.F., and Besser R.E. Legionella and Legionnaires' disease: 25 years of investigation. Clin Microbiol Rev 15 (2002) 506-526