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Laboratory results Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 was cultured from three of the patients
Samples taken from a total of 19 cooling towers and 13 air scrubbers between 24 June and 16 July were analysed for Legionella, either by PCR or culture according to standard procedure, as well as for total bacterial count
The results showed the same sequence type (ST) of L. pneumophila serogroup 1 in samples from three patients and five routine samples taken on 24 and 25 June at company A
Summary
Laboratory results Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 was cultured from three of the patients. The environmental investigations performed at 16 companies with cooling towers and/or air scrubbers in the area revealed that routine cleaning and disinfection procedures were done according to the current legislations. Samples taken from a total of 19 cooling towers and 13 air scrubbers between 24 June and 16 July were analysed for Legionella, either by PCR or culture according to standard procedure, as well as for total bacterial count.
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