Association of shower use with Legionnaires' disease. Possible role of amoebae.
Breiman
R F
RF
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
Fields
B S
BS
Sanden
G N
GN
Volmer
L
L
Meier
A
A
Spika
J S
JS
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000656:Amoeba / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001494:Baths / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014871:Water Microbiology