Legionnaires' Disease associated with potting soil--California, Oregon, and Washington, May-June 2000.
Legionnaires' Disease associated with potting soil--California, Oregon, and Washington, May-June 2000.
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与盆栽土壤相关的退伍军人病——加利福尼亚州、俄勒冈州和华盛顿州，2000 年 5 月至 6 月。
DOI：
10.1001/jama.284.12.1510
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发表时间：
2000
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影响因子：
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通讯作者：
V. Horák
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作者：
P. Svoronos;V. Horák
自1976年首次报道军团病（LD）以来，军团病的爆发与通过冷却塔、淋浴器和其他雾化装置的空气传播有关（1）。然而，大多数LD病例是散发性的，许多病例的感染来源和方式尚不清楚。在澳大利亚和日本，有一种军团菌（Legionella longbeachae）的感染与园艺和盆栽土壤的使用有关（2，3）。本报告总结了在加州、俄勒冈州和华盛顿进行的LD调查结果，这些调查结果表明，在美国首次发生了盆栽土壤传播，因此有必要进行积极的监测和病例发现，以探讨这种关联。
Since Legionnaires' Disease (LD) was first reported in 1976, outbreaks have been associated with airborne transmission of Legionella bacteria through cooling towers, showers, and other aerosolizing devices (1). However, most LD cases are sporadic, and the source and mode of infection in many cases are unknown. Infections with one species, Legionella longbeachae, have been associated with gardening and use of potting soil in Australia and Japan (2,3). This report summarizes the findings of LD investigations in California, Oregon, and Washington, that suggest that transmission from potting soil has occurred for the first time in the United States, and that active surveillance and case finding are warranted to explore this association.