Recreational Vehicle Water Tanks as a Possible Source for Legionella Infections

We investigated recreational vehicle (RV) water reservoirs in response to a case of pneumonia in which Legionella pneumophila was cultured both from the patient and a RV reservoir in which he travelled. Water samples processed and cultured at the CDC according to standard protocol were positive for...

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Main Authors: Christine M. Litwin, Bankole Asebiomo, Katherine Wilson, Michael Hafez, Valerie Stevens, Carl B. Fliermans, Barry S. Fields, John F. Fisher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/286347