2013 - Ohio (USA)

Place: Assisted Living Facility

Season: Spring/Summer

Source: Cooling Tower

Considers biofilms: Yes

Treatment used prior to the outbreak: Inadequate water management (irregular desinfection procedures)

Actions in response to the outbreak: Unknown


Clinical


Environmental


Match

Species/Serogroup

Lp1

Lp1

Sequence Type

ST222

ST222, ST995, ST1

Match

Monoclonal Antibody Type

Unknown

Pontiac, 2-negative

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  References
Title Authors Journal Year More
Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak at a Long-Term Care Facility Caused by a Cooling Tower Using an Automated Disinfection System--Ohio, 2013 Quinn C, Demirjian A, Watkins LF, Tomczyk S, Lucas C, Brown E, Kozak-Muiznieks N, Benitez A, Garrison LE, Kunz J, Brewer S, Eitniear S, DiOrio M. J Environ Health 2015