An outbreak of Legionella pneumonia originating from a cooling tower

Rie Isozumi From the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Yutaka Ito From the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]

Isao Ito From the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Makoto Osawa From the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Toyohiro Hirai From the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Syunji Takakura From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Yoshitsugu Iinuma From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Satoshi Ichiyama From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Kazuhiro Tateda Department of Microbiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Keizo Yamaguchi Department of Microbiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Michiaki Mishima From the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

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Abstract

We report 2 cases of Legionella pneumonia in individuals who were exposed to aerosols during maintenance of a cooling tower at a waste processing plant. This report documents the first known occupation-related outbreak of Legionella pneumonia in Japan.

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