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Home » Ice Machine, Sinks Linked to Legionnaires’ Cases at University of Washington Medical Center

Ice Machine, Sinks Linked to Legionnaires’ Cases at University of Washington Medical Center

September 15, 2016
In the study, the investigators developed a model system that enabled measurement of biofilm formation and growth of Legionella exposed to drinking water without disinfectant, under controlled hydraulic conditions.

Second death linked to Legionnaires’ at center.

A second death of a University of Washington Medical Center patient has been linked to Legionnaires’ disease.

King County Public Health said Sept. 14 that the patient had pneumonia and that Legionnaires’ disease may have been a contributing factor. That brings to three the number of patients with the disease.

The patient died Aug. 27 in the hospital's cardiac-care unit The exact cause of death hasn't been determined, though the Legionnaires’ disease was discovered at an autopsy.

Meanwhile, the investigation into the disease has begun to focus on the water supply.

More details here.

Source: The Seattle Times

 

 

 

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