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Case Reports
. 1985 Sep;11(2):145-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0163-4453(85)92051-1.

Another source of aerosol causing nosocomial Legionnaires' disease

J A Kaan, A M Simoons-Smit, D M MacLaren
Case Reports

Another source of aerosol causing nosocomial Legionnaires' disease

J A Kaan et al. J Infect. 1985 Sep.

Abstract

We report on a 64-year-old man who developed pneumonia after a laryngectomy. Legionella pneumophila serogroup Leiden-I was isolated from his sputum. Investigation revealed that infection followed exposure to an aerosol from a mechanical humidifier.

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