Could an effervescent tablet, prepared with contaminated [correction of contamined] water, create an aerosol containing Legionella?

J Hosp Infect. 2002 May;51(1):77. doi: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1208.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Homes for the Aged
  • Humans
  • Legionella pneumophila / isolation & purification*
  • Legionnaires' Disease / etiology*
  • Nursing Homes
  • Tablets
  • Water Microbiology*

Substances

  • Tablets