Hot tubs can foster Legionella bacteria due to their warm temperatures, which are ideal for bacterial growth, according to Waleed Javaid, MD, epidemiologist and director of infection prevention ...
Infections can lead to severe pneumonia in older people and those with compromised immune systems, Handel warned. "Legionella infections cause symptoms that are similar to other forms of pneumonia ...
P aeruginosa, Serratia marcescens, Proteus rettgeri, and E cloacae are the 4 most common gram-negative organisms implicated in infection in the immunosuppressed host. [21] Most bacterial ...
During July and August this year, an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Melbourne saw more than 100 cases of infection with two confirmed deaths. "If successful, this research will enable public ...
Seven classrooms at a Pinellas County elementary school have been temporarily vacated and state health officials are conducting an investigation following the death of a teacher who tested positive ...