Place: Health Care
Season: Autumn/Winter
Source: Water System
Considers biofilms: Yes
Treatment used prior to the outbreak: Facilities followed the suggested maintenance measures but collected lower volumes; Swab analysis differed from the guidelines; Construction may have consumed desinfectant species
Actions in response to the outbreak: Facilities were closed; Superheating; Hyperchlorination; Instalation of a chlorine drip
Clinical
Environmental
Match
Species/Serogroup
Lp1
Lp1; L. anisa
Sequence Type
ST1359
ST1359
Match
Monoclonal Antibody Type
Pontiac
Pontiac, 2-negative
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