Place: Hospital
Season: Spring/Summer
Source: Water System
Considers biofilms: No
Treatment used prior to the outbreak: Lack of adequate maintenance guidelines (chlorination was used periodically but failed to eliminate Legionella species; a better prevention system is required)
Actions in response to the outbreak: Superheating and flushing
Clinical
Environmental
Match
Species/Serogroup
L. micdadei
L. micdadei
Sequence Type
Unknown
Unknown
Match (relative)
Monoclonal Antibody Type
Unknown
Unknown
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