Guest guest Posted March 20, 2002 Report Share Posted March 20, 2002 Hi Bob, It seems that it is very easy to culture the bugs from Legionella as they are found in just about any area with still water & warmth - but I've not come across any cases of the actual disease - one of it's characteristics is that it goes for weak & susceptible hosts - like the US Legion veterans it was first reported with, meaning on an offshore instillation we should have a lower risk as we should have a fitter work force...... hope that helps. Best wishes Medic NNP Legionella Has anyone come across any cases of disease due to Legionella in the industry, or even managed to culture the bug from samples? Please feel free to reply to me personnally if sensitive/confidential Bob Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2002 Report Share Posted March 20, 2002 Yes we have had positive cultures on some of our platforms, and now work via a Legionella risk assessment, with regular cleaning of infrequently used sites. Denis Kelleher >From: " Bob Mark " <drbobmark@...> >Reply- >< > >Subject: Legionella >Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 10:38:23 -0000 > >Has anyone come across any cases of disease due to Legionella in the >industry, or even managed to culture the bug from samples? > >Please feel free to reply to me personnally if sensitive/confidential > >Bob Mark > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2002 Report Share Posted March 20, 2002 Yes we have had positive cultures on some of our platforms, and now work via a Legionella risk assessment, with regular cleaning of infrequently used sites. Denis Kelleher >From: " Bob Mark " <drbobmark@...> >Reply- >< > >Subject: Legionella >Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 10:38:23 -0000 > >Has anyone come across any cases of disease due to Legionella in the >industry, or even managed to culture the bug from samples? > >Please feel free to reply to me personnally if sensitive/confidential > >Bob Mark > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 I don't go into a hospital UNLESS I absolutely have to. I don't visit friends I just call them. My mother was in the hospital for 4 days in March. I wore a mask and gloves and my husband and I both ended up with a horrible virus. Guess it got us before the gloves and mask!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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