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Q&A: CDC town hall addresses preventing Legionella contamination
On June 2, CMS issued a new memo to surveyors on the importance of reducing cases of Legionella infections. Not long after, the CDC issued a Vital Signs report underlining the bacterium’s risk to patients. First discovered in the 1970s, the Legionella bacterium can cause a type of pneumonia called legionnaires’ disease (LD), which kills about one-quarter of the people who contract it. The bacterium thrives in warm water and is spread through breathing aerosolized water droplets. It’s especially dangerous for patients who are older than 50, who smoke, or who have chronic lung or immunosuppression conditions.
The following is an edited Q&A from the CDC Vital Signs Town Hall, “Health Care-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease: Protect Patients With Prevention and Early Recognition.”
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