Legionnaire's Disease and a Whirlpool-Spa
Authors: Richard L. Vogt, Paul J. Hudson, Lillian Orciari, Elizabeth M. Heun, Toni C. Woods
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1987)

Letters and Corrections1 October 1987Legionnaire's Disease and a Whirlpool-SpaRICHARD L. VOGT, M.D., PAUL J. HUDSON, M.D., LILLIAN ORCIARI, B.S., ELIZABETH M. HEUN, B.S., TONI C. WOODS, M.S.RICHARD L. VOGT, M.D., PAUL J. HUDSON, M.D., LILLIAN ORCIARI, B.S., ELIZABETH M. HEUN, B.S., TONI C. WOODS, M.S.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-107-4-596_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Three cases of Legionnaire's disease linked with exposure to a whirlpool-spa have been reported to the Vermont Department of Health. Two cases were diagnosed through eightfold seroconversions toLegionella pneumophila, serogroup 1, and the third patient was diagnosed through direct culture ofLegionellafrom the patient's sputum. Two of the three patients, including the patient confirmed by culture results, had used the whirlpool-spa extensively at an inn in Vermont between 4 and 10 days before onset of illness; the third swam five times a week before onset of his illness in a swimming pool located in the...References1. GORMAN G and FEELEY J. Procedures for the Recovery of Legionella from Water. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control; 1982. Google Scholar2. MCKINNEY R, THACKER L, and WELLS D. Monoclonal antibodies to Legionella pneumophila, serogroup: possible applications in diagnostic tests and epidemiologic studies. Zentralbl Bakteriol Hyg. 1983;225:91-5. Google Scholar3. SELANDER R, CAUGANT D, and OCHMAN H. Methods of multilocus enzyme electrophoresis for bacterial population genetics and systematics. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1986;51:873-84. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SELANDER R, MCKINNEY R, and WHITTAM T. Genetic structure of populations of Legionella pneumophila. J Bacteriol. 1985;163:1021-37. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. SPITALNY K, VOGT R, and ORCIARI L. Pontiac fever associated with a whirlpool-spa. Am J Epidemiol. 1984;120:809-17. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: RICHARD L. VOGT, M.D.; PAUL J. HUDSON, M.D.; LILLIAN ORCIARI, B.S.; ELIZABETH M. HEUN, B.S.; TONI C. WOODS, M.S. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLegionnaires' Disease Outbreak Associated With a Hot Tub Display at the North Carolina Mountain State Fair, September 2019Legionellosis Associated with Recreational Waters: A Systematic Review of Cases and Outbreaks in Swimming Pools, Spa Pools, and Similar EnvironmentsSPR based immunosensor for detection of Legionella pneumophila in water samplesEight years of Legionnaires' disease transmission in travellers to a condominium complex in Las Vegas, NevadaLegionellosisUnderstanding the importance of biofilm growth in hot tubsLegionellosisMicro- and macromethod assays for the ecological study of Legionella pneumophilaAn outbreak of Legionnaire's disease among visitors to a fair in Belgium in 1999LegionellosisOutbreak of Legionnaires' disease among cruise ship passengers exposed to a contaminated whirlpool spaLegionellosis in the Compromised HostUse of multiple molecular subtyping techniques to investigate a Legionnaires' disease outbreak due to identical strains at two tourist lodgesBiocide activity against Legionella and PseudomonasMicrobiology of recreational and therapeutic whirlpoolsLegionnaires' Disease—Clinical PictureInfection in Relation to Thoracic Transplantation 1 October 1987Volume 107, Issue 4Page: 596-596KeywordsLegionellaLegionella pneumophilaSputumSwimming ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1987 PDF downloadLoading ...