PUZZLED BY A LEGIONELLA OUTBREAK FROM A HOSPITAL WATER FEATURE?
Wednesday, September 27 @ Noon EDT
DESCRIPTION
Water features in hospitals are a known risk for transmission of Legionella. The outbreak discussed in this webinar was the second outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease associated with a decorative fountain in a healthcare setting. Get insights about this Legionella cluster linked to a decorative water wall in a Wisconsin hospital and the importance of clinical providers in identifying the source. The details of this outbreak investigation were published in 2012 in the Journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
PRESENTER
Thomas Haupt, MS
Research Scientist/Epidemiologist, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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