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Legionnaires' Disease Associated With Cooling Towers—Massachusetts, Michigan, and Rhode Island, 1993 FREE

JAMA. 1994;272(6):426-428. doi:10.1001/jama.1994.03520060024012
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Wise M, Addiss D, LaVenture M, et al. Control of Legionella in cooling towers: summary guidelines . Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services, 1987;.
Breiman RF.  Modes of transmission of epidemic and nonepidemic Legionella infection: directions for further study.  In: Barbaree JM, Breiman RF, Dufour AP, eds. Legionella: current status and emerging perspectives . Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology, 1993;:30-5.
Hoge CW, Breiman RF.  Advances in the epidemiology and control of Legionella infections. Epidemiol Rev 1991;;13:329-40.
Edelstein PH.  Laboratory diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease: an update from 1984.  In: Barbaree JM, Breiman RF, Dufour AP, eds. Legionella: current status and emerging perspectives . Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology, 1993;:7-11.
Dondero TJ Jr, Rendtorff RC, Mallison GF, et al.  An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease associated with a contaminated air-conditioning cooling tower. N Engl J Med 1980;;302:365-70.
Garbe PL, Davis BJ, Weisfeld JS, et al.  Nosocomial Legionnaires' disease: epidemiologic demonstration of cooling towers as a source. JAMA 1985;;254:521-4.
Cordes LG, Fraser DW, Skaliy P, et al.  Legionnaires' disease outbreak at an Atlanta, Georgia, country club: evidence for spread from an evaporative condenser. Am J Epidemiol 1980;;111:425-31.
Breiman RF, Cozen W, Fields BS, et al.  Role of air sampling in an investigation of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease associated with exposure to aerosols from an evaporative condenser. J Infect Dis 1990;;161:1257-61.
Mahoney FJ, Hoge CW, Farley TA, et al.  Communitywide outbreak of Legionnaires' disease associated with a grocery store mist machine. J Infect Dis 1992;;165:736-9.
Hanrahan JP, Morse, DL, Scharf VB, et al.  A community hospital outbreak of legionellosis: transmission by potable hot water. Am J Epidemiol 1987;;125:639-49.

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Wise M, Addiss D, LaVenture M, et al. Control of Legionella in cooling towers: summary guidelines . Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services, 1987;.
Breiman RF.  Modes of transmission of epidemic and nonepidemic Legionella infection: directions for further study.  In: Barbaree JM, Breiman RF, Dufour AP, eds. Legionella: current status and emerging perspectives . Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology, 1993;:30-5.
Hoge CW, Breiman RF.  Advances in the epidemiology and control of Legionella infections. Epidemiol Rev 1991;;13:329-40.
Edelstein PH.  Laboratory diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease: an update from 1984.  In: Barbaree JM, Breiman RF, Dufour AP, eds. Legionella: current status and emerging perspectives . Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology, 1993;:7-11.
Dondero TJ Jr, Rendtorff RC, Mallison GF, et al.  An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease associated with a contaminated air-conditioning cooling tower. N Engl J Med 1980;;302:365-70.
Garbe PL, Davis BJ, Weisfeld JS, et al.  Nosocomial Legionnaires' disease: epidemiologic demonstration of cooling towers as a source. JAMA 1985;;254:521-4.
Cordes LG, Fraser DW, Skaliy P, et al.  Legionnaires' disease outbreak at an Atlanta, Georgia, country club: evidence for spread from an evaporative condenser. Am J Epidemiol 1980;;111:425-31.
Breiman RF, Cozen W, Fields BS, et al.  Role of air sampling in an investigation of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease associated with exposure to aerosols from an evaporative condenser. J Infect Dis 1990;;161:1257-61.
Mahoney FJ, Hoge CW, Farley TA, et al.  Communitywide outbreak of Legionnaires' disease associated with a grocery store mist machine. J Infect Dis 1992;;165:736-9.
Hanrahan JP, Morse, DL, Scharf VB, et al.  A community hospital outbreak of legionellosis: transmission by potable hot water. Am J Epidemiol 1987;;125:639-49.
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