An epidemic of legionnaires' disease in a hotel
Gjenero-Margan, I.; Drazenović, V.; Vrbica, J.; Vjerda, R.; Aleraj, B.; Borcić, B.
Lijecnicki Vjesnik 111(3): 81-84
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0024-3477 PMID: 2747409 Document Number: 329948
An outbreak of legionnaires' disease and epidemic control measures taken at one of our hotels are described. Twenty (1% morbidity) hotel guests were affected with one dying. As a result of field investigations and survey the hot water supply system has been identified as the source of infection. Control measures which created conditions unfavourable to Legionella growth and replication in the hot water system stopped the outbreak.