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. 1976 Mar;6(2):109-118.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1976.tb01888.x.

Investigation of a respiratory disease associated with an air-conditioning system

C A Pickering, W K Moore, J Lacey, V Holford-Strevens, J Pepys

Investigation of a respiratory disease associated with an air-conditioning system

C A Pickering et al. Clin Allergy. 1976 Mar.

Abstract

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.

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