Journal article
Prevalence of Antibodies to Legionella pneumophila among Workers Exposed to a Contaminated Cooling Tower
Archives of environmental health, v 40(4), pp 207-210
01 Jan 1985
PMID: 4051574
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Abstract
A serosurvey for antibodies to Legionella pneumophila was conducted among 206 employees of a power-generating plant. L. pneumophila serotype 6 and a non-typable L. pneumophila organism were isolated from cooling-tower water specimens at the plant, and antibody titers in workers were measured using homologous antigens prepared from these isolates. For the serotype 6 water isolate, none of workers with low cooling tower exposure, 4.6% with intermediate exposure, and 7.6% with high exposure levels had titers equal to or greater than 1:128 (P < .05, Kruskal-Wallis test). For the non-typable L. pneumophila isolate, a similar trend was observed, but differences among workers in the three exposure groups were not statistically significant. No association was observed between antibodies to L. pneumophila serotypes isolated from cooling water and workers' age, race, smoking status, or duration of job assignment. None of the study employees had findings suggesting the occurrence of L. pneumophila pneumonia since the plant had been in operation. Use of respiratory protection devices by workers exposed to aerosols from cooling towers was not recommended.
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- Title
- Prevalence of Antibodies to Legionella pneumophila among Workers Exposed to a Contaminated Cooling Tower
- Creators
- James W. Buehler - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionR. Keith Sikes - Georgia Department of Natural ResourcesJoel N. Kuritsky - Georgia Department of Natural ResourcesGeorge W. Gorman - Georgia Department of Natural ResourcesAllen W. Hightower - Georgia Department of Natural ResourcesClaire V. Broome - Georgia Department of Natural Resources
- Publication Details
- Archives of environmental health, v 40(4), pp 207-210
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1985ASG9100003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0022377624
- Other Identifier
- 991021895681304721
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