Vehicle Windshield Wiper Fluid as Potential Source of Sporadic Legionnaires' Disease in Commercial Truck Drivers

Authors :: Politi, Julieta
Queralt, Andreu
Valero, Natalia
Martm-Gomez, Maria T.
Duran, Raquel Gonzalez
Parra, Elena
Camps, Sara Sabate
Avellanes, Ingrid
Hernandez-Pineda, Anna
Masdeu, Eva
Rius, Cristina
Alamo-Junquera, Dolores
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. April, 2022, Vol. 28 Issue 4, p841, 3 p.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of acute pneumonia caused by inhalation of aerosols containing Legionella bacteria. Most Legionella infections are related to contaminated artificial water systems. Systems with warm [...]

Subjects :: Truck drivers -- Statistics -- Health aspects
Legionellosis -- Statistics -- Risk factors -- Causes of
Legionnaires' disease -- Statistics -- Risk factors -- Causes of
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