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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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:268719 2023-05-15T17:22:08+02:00 Whirlpool-associated folliculitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: report of an outbreak and review. Ratnam, S Hogan, K March, S B Butler, R W 1986-03 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC268719 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3082930 en eng http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC268719 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3082930 Research Article Text 1986 ftpubmed 2013-08-29T17:15:20Z 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. Text Newfoundland PubMed Central (PMC) Canada |
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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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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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