1990 - Värnamo (Sweden)

Place: Hospital

Season: Autumn/Winter

Source: Water System

Considers biofilms: No

Treatment used prior to the outbreak: Lack of adequate maintenance (no water temperature system); Aerosol formation

Actions in response to the outbreak: Water heating


Clinical


Environmental


Match

Species/Serogroup

Lp1

Lp1

Sequence Type

Unknown

Unknown

Match (relative)

Monoclonal Antibody Type

Benidorm (similar)

Benidorm (similar)

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  References
Title Authors Journal Year More
An outbreak of legionnaires' disease in a swedish hospital Darelid J., Bengtsson L., Gästrin B., Hallander H., Löfgren S., Malmvall B.-E., Olinder-Nielsen A.-M., Thelin A.-C. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 1994