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Risk for Travel-associated Legionnaires’ Disease, Europe, 2009
Legionnaires’ disease is underreported in Europe; notification rates differ substantially among countries. Approximately 20% of reported cases are travel-associated.
Julien Beauté +2 more
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A community outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease caused by outdoor hot tubs for private use in a hotel
During the period October–November 2017, an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease involving 27 cases occurred in the tourist area of Palmanova (Mallorca, Spain).
Mercedes Gumá +9 more
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Overview and comparison of Legionella regulations worldwide [PDF]
Background: Legionnaires disease occurs worldwide. Many authorities have guidelines and regulations to prevent and control Legionella in water systems. These regulations are based on often very limited field and laboratory observations and measurements ...
Dinne, Karla +3 more
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Abstract Many policymakers are unwilling, or think that it is infeasible, to perform comprehensive cost–benefit analysis (CBA) of programmes in social policy arenas. What principles actually underlie CBA? An understanding is necessary to assess whether other evaluation methods are close enough to CBA to provide useful information on social efficiency ...
Aidan R. Vining, Anthony E. Boardman
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How Does Biological Sex Impact Mucosal Bacterial Infection? Mucosal Defenses and Bacterial Detection
ABSTRACT Urinary tract infections possess substantial sex disparities in the incidence, immune response, and progression of infection. Some of these distinctions may be due to sexual dimorphism in mucosal barriers or sex differences in the initial immune response to infection.
Laura Ramirez Finn, Molly A. Ingersoll
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Sessile Legionella pneumophila is able to grow on surfaces and generate structured monospecies biofilms [PDF]
Currently, models for studying Legionella pneumophila biofilm formation rely on multi-species biofilms with low reproducibility or on growth in rich medium, where planktonic growth is unavoidable.
Bergé, Mathieu +3 more
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ABSTRACT Unarguably, malware and their variants have metamorphosed into objects of attack and cyber warfare. These issues have directed research focus to modeling infrastructural settings and infection scenarios, analyzing propagation mechanisms, and conducting studies that highlight optimized remedial measures.
Chukwunonso Henry Nwokoye
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Legionella Resources on the World Wide Web [PDF]
Internet resources that focus on Legionella and legionnaires disease are presented. Web sites were selected on the basis of their content and adherence to suggested standards of medical Internet publishing.
Bassetti, Stefano +3 more
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Microbial and Chemical Drivers of Indoor Air Quality in Educational Environments
Indoor air quality (IAQ) in educational facilities is shaped by a dynamic interplay of microbial, chemical and physical factors, all of which influence health and cognitive performance. This study explored IAQ in university classrooms by combining microbiological, chemical and physical measurements to better understand microbial–chemical interactions ...
Dijana Tomić Linšak +7 more
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Occupational risk for Legionella infection among dental healthcare workers: meta-analysis in occupational epidemiology [PDF]
Objective The occupational risk for Legionella infection among dental healthcare workers (DHCWs) is conjectured because of the risk of routine inhalation of potentially contaminated aerosols produced by the dental instruments.
Petti, Stefano, Vitali, Matteo
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