대한미생물학회지 (The Journal of the Korean Society for Microbiology)
- 제21권1호
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- Pages.107-111
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- 1986
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- 0253-3162(pISSN)
냉각탑 물에서의 Legionella 분리
Isolation of Legionella from Cooling Tower Water Samples
- 정윤섭 (연세대학교 의과대학 임상병리과) ;
- 이삼열 (연세대학교 의과대학 임상병리과) ;
- 윤정구 (연세대학교 의과대학 미생물학교실) ;
- 최영숙 (건국대학교 의과대학 부속 민중병원 임상병리과) ;
- 장익진 (미쉬간주 공중보건 실험실)
- Chong, Yun-Sop (Departments of Clinical Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
- Lee, Samuel Y. (Departments of Clinical Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
- Youn, Jung-Koo (Departments of Microbiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
- Choe, Young-Sook (Department of Clinical Pathology, Kon-Kuk University College of Medicine) ;
- Chang, Ik-Chin (Michigan State Public Health Laboratory)
- 발행 : 1986.03.31
초록
An outbreak of Pontiac fever was reported in Seoul in 1984, but legionnaires disease was not known in Korea yet. Our knowledge on the presence or abscence of Legionella in cooling tower. which is the main source of the infection. is very limited. In this study an attempt was made to determine the presence of Legionella in cooling towers during June-September. and in the sputum specimens for routine bacteria culture, which was taken during July-August 1985. Among the 83 water samples 6 yielded L. pneumophila serogroup 1, while none of the 189 sputum samples yielded growth of Legionella. It is concluded that legionellosis can occur in Korea and if it happens it is most likely due to L. pneumophila serogroup 1.
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