Vehicle Windshield Wiper Fluid as Potential Source of Sporadic Legionnaires’ Disease in Commercial Truck Drivers

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Politi, Julieta ; Queralt, Andreu ; Valero, Natalia ; Martín-Gómez, Maria T. ; Durán, Raquel González ; Parra, Elena ; Camps, Sara Sabaté ; Avellanés, Ingrid ; Hernández-Pineda, Anna ; Masdeu, Eva ; Rius, Cristina ; Álamo-Junquera, Dolores
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• Description:
  Sporadic Legionnaires' disease is frequently detected in commercial truck drivers. We report 2 sporadic cases of this disease in Barcelona, Spain, that occurred during December 2019 and September 2020. Laboratory findings were consistent with windshield wiper fluid without added screen wash as a possible source of infection for both cases.
• Subjects:
  • Legionnaires' Disease
  • Motor Vehicles
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(4):841-843
• Pubmed ID:
  35318929
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8962911
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Spain
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/116316/cdc_116316_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 288.79 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:59cc777517882e36045fe58ef316b07c0a9c344042c96eca79354b611f3d63fb