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Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
Sea water whirlpool spa as a source of infection
Journal of Water and Health, (2021); https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2021.150
Linšak, Dijana Tomić; Kese, Darja; Broznić, Dalibor; Lušić, Darija Vukić; Cenov, Arijana; Morić, Milan; Gobin, Ivana

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Linšak, D. T., Kese, D., Broznić, D., Lušić, D. V., Cenov, A., Morić, M. & Gobin, I. (2021). Sea water whirlpool spa as a source of infection. Journal of Water and Health. doi: 10.2166/wh.2021.150

Linšak, Dijana Tomić, et al. "Sea water whirlpool spa as a source of infection." Journal of Water and Health, 2021. https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2021.150

Linšak, Dijana Tomić, Darja Kese, Dalibor Broznić, Darija Vukić Lušić, Arijana Cenov, Milan Morić and Ivana Gobin. "Sea water whirlpool spa as a source of infection." Journal of Water and Health (2021). https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2021.150

Linšak, D. T., et al. (2021) 'Sea water whirlpool spa as a source of infection', Journal of Water and Health. doi: 10.2166/wh.2021.150

Linšak DT, Kese D, Broznić D, Lušić DV, Cenov A, Morić M, and sur.. Sea water whirlpool spa as a source of infection. Journal of Water and Health [Internet]. 2021 February 11 [cited 2024 May 02]. doi: 10.2166/wh.2021.150

D. T. Linšak, et al., "Sea water whirlpool spa as a source of infection", Journal of Water and Health, February 2021. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:127104. [Accessed: 02 May 2024]

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Title (english)Sea water whirlpool spa as a source of infection
AuthorDijana Tomić Linšak
AuthorDarja Kese
AuthorDalibor Broznić
AuthorDarija Vukić Lušić
AuthorArijana Cenov
AuthorMilan Morić
AuthorIvana Gobin
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Medicine
(Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Medicine
(Department of Microbiology and Parasitology)
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Public Health and Health Care
Health Ecology
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Medical Microbiology
Abstract (english)
Bacterial pneumonia caused by the inhalation of aerosols contaminated with Legionella spp. is also known as Legionnaires' disease. In this study, we report a case of pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila sg.1 in a 58-year-old man who visited a sea water-filled whirlpool within a hotel and spa complex. The patient's Legionella urine antigen test was positive for L. pneumophila sg.1. During the field study, samples were taken from both the outdoor and indoor sea water-filled pools. Samples from the whirlpool were culture positive for L. pneumophila sg.1. Typing results indicated sea water isolate belonged to Sequence type ST82 and Allentown/France MAb subgroup. In vitro experiments showed that L. pneumophila strains are able to survive within sea water up to 7 days, and survival time is prolonged with sea water dilution. Also, our results indicate that L. pneumophila Allentown strain was the most resistant to adverse conditions in sea water with the highest values of DT50 (420 min) and DT90 (1,396 min). The possible source of infection was adding potable water for filling up the whirlpool. The survival of the L. pneumophila in additionally conditioned sea water should be considered in a further study.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusAccepted
Peer reviewPeer review - international
Publication versionAccepted version
Journal titleJournal of Water and Health
p-ISSN1477-8920
e-ISSN1996-7829
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2021.150
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:184:127104
Publication2021-02-11
Document URLhttps://iwaponline.com/jwh/article/doi/10.2166/wh.2021.150/80350/Sea-water-whirlpool-spa-as-a-source-of-Legionella
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