title: [An epidemic of legionnaires' disease in a hotel].
abstract: An outbreak of legionnaires' disease and epidemic control measures taken at one of our hotels are described. Twenty (1% morbidity) hotel guests were affected with one dying. As a result of field investigations and survey the hot water supply system has been identified as the source of infection. Control measures which created conditions unfavourable to Legionella growth and replication in the hot water system stopped the outbreak.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gjenero-Margan
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Drazenović
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vrbica
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vjerda
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aleraj
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Borcić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D008875:Middle Aged; D015022:Yugoslavia
vernacular_title: Epidemija legionarske bolest u jednom hotelu.