Legionellosis associated with artesian well excavation |
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Authors: | G Miragliotta R Del Prete R Sabato A Cassano N Carnimeo |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Bari - Polichnico - Piazza G. Cesare, I 70124 Bari, Italy;(2) Chair of Respiratory Pathophysiology, University of Bari - Policlinico - Piazza G. Cesare, I 70124 Bari, Italy |
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Abstract: | In October 1990 pneumonia due toLegionella pneumophila was diagnosed in two employees working in the area of Apulia, southern Italy, where artesian wells were in construction. Although the exposure to excavation has been associated with Legionnaires' disease, in our investigation the illness occurred only in those employees who were present when the water emerged from the ground under high pressure. On the basis of this report, water appears as the most likely reservoir of the organism and the main route of infection.Corresponding author. |
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Keywords: | Legionella pneumophila Legionnaires' disease Legionellosis Pneumonia Occupational medicine |
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