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Legionnaires' disease case linked to hospital water dispenser in Hong Kong

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A private hospital in Hong Kong is investigating a potential link between a water dispenser and a case of legionnaires' disease. An 89-year-old patient at the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital is believed to have contracted the severe pneumonia-like illness from a contaminated dispenser. Samples from the hospital's water dispensers tested positive for Legionella bacteria, matching the strain found in the patient's respiratory specimen. The hospital has since removed the affected dispensers, and other patients on the same floor are being monitored. AI

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Legionnaires' disease case linked to hospital water dispenser in Hong Kong

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Danny Mok ·

    Water dispenser linked to legionnaires’ disease case in private Hong Kong hospital

    An 89-year-old patient at the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital is highly likely to have contracted legionnaires’ disease after drinking water from a contaminated dispenser, health authorities have said. The Centre for Health Protection confirmed on Tuesday that samples from devi…

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