Whirlpool-associated folliculitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: report of an outbreak and review
An outbreak of folliculitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa serotype O:7 occurred among the guests of a hotel in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, and the source of the infection was traced to the hotel whirlpool. Of 36 persons who used the whirlpool, 26 (72%) developed folliculitis within 1 t...
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crasmicro:10.1128/jcm.23.3.655-659.1986 2024-06-23T07:54:46+00:00 Whirlpool-associated folliculitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: report of an outbreak and review Ratnam, S Hogan, K March, S B Butler, R W 1986 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jcm.23.3.655-659.1986 https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/jcm.23.3.655-659.1986 en eng American Society for Microbiology https://journals.asm.org/non-commercial-tdm-license Journal of Clinical Microbiology volume 23, issue 3, page 655-659 ISSN 0095-1137 1098-660X journal-article 1986 crasmicro https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.23.3.655-659.1986 2024-06-10T04:07:24Z An outbreak of folliculitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa serotype O:7 occurred among the guests of a hotel in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, and the source of the infection was traced to the hotel whirlpool. Of 36 persons who used the whirlpool, 26 (72%) developed folliculitis within 1 to 5 days after exposure; the attack rate was significantly higher for children (90%) than for adults (50%). The rash characteristics were consistent with those of Pseudomonas folliculitis previously described (T. L. Gustafson, J. D. Band, R. H. Hutcheson, Jr., and W. Schaffner, Rev. Infect. Dis. 5:1-8, 1983). This is considered to be the first outbreak in which P. aeruginosa serotype O:7 has been incriminated. Published reports to date of outbreaks of Pseudomonas folliculitis associated with the use of whirlpools, hot tubs, swimming pools, etc., were reviewed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland ASM Journals (American Society for Microbiology) Canada Journal of Clinical Microbiology 23 3 655 659 |
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An outbreak of folliculitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa serotype O:7 occurred among the guests of a hotel in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, and the source of the infection was traced to the hotel whirlpool. Of 36 persons who used the whirlpool, 26 (72%) developed folliculitis within 1 to 5 days after exposure; the attack rate was significantly higher for children (90%) than for adults (50%). The rash characteristics were consistent with those of Pseudomonas folliculitis previously described (T. L. Gustafson, J. D. Band, R. H. Hutcheson, Jr., and W. Schaffner, Rev. Infect. Dis. 5:1-8, 1983). This is considered to be the first outbreak in which P. aeruginosa serotype O:7 has been incriminated. Published reports to date of outbreaks of Pseudomonas folliculitis associated with the use of whirlpools, hot tubs, swimming pools, etc., were reviewed. |
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Ratnam, S Hogan, K March, S B Butler, R W Whirlpool-associated folliculitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: report of an outbreak and review |
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Whirlpool-associated folliculitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: report of an outbreak and review |
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Whirlpool-associated folliculitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: report of an outbreak and review |
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Whirlpool-associated folliculitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: report of an outbreak and review |
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Whirlpool-associated folliculitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: report of an outbreak and review |
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Whirlpool-associated folliculitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: report of an outbreak and review |
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whirlpool-associated folliculitis caused by pseudomonas aeruginosa: report of an outbreak and review |
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