Gould Dinah
School of Nursing, City University, London.
Nurs Stand. 2003;17(45):41-4. doi: 10.7748/ns.17.45.41.s55.
This article describes the environmental sources and transmission of Legionella pneumophila, outlines the factors that place certain groups of patients at particular risk, documents a number of outbreaks of legionellosis that have received media attention and explains the most important preventative strategies currently employed in the UK. Implications for the nurse's role, plus individual and public health are addressed.
本文描述了嗜肺军团菌的环境来源和传播途径,概述了使某些患者群体面临特殊风险的因素,记录了一些受到媒体关注的军团病暴发事件,并解释了英国目前采用的最重要的预防策略。文中还探讨了对护士角色以及个人和公共健康的影响。