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A survey performed by the Environmental Diagnostics Laboratory of Clearwater, FL reported that Staphylococcus aureus is also a part of an indoor environment's bacterial flora.
Clearwater - Deferred maintenance not only impairs the overall HVAC system efficacy thus causing unnecessary breakdowns, but it also creates an increase in the potential environmental hazards oftentimes creating a facility manager's worst nightmare. Recent building closures in universities, schools and office buildings have been traced, in part, to the mechanical system operation and maintenance and the poor environmental conditions that exist within them. One emerging organism is Staphylococcus aureus which has been isolated within the evaporator coils of HVAC systems.
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| The First Meningitis Patient, And The Medical Mystery Of The Black Mold ...theory that E. Rostratum, a black mold, is the villain here... | |
by Carey Goldberg | WBUR.org
The medical detective story of how Vanderbilt doctors figured out the link between tainted steroid injections and life-threatening meningitis came out almost three weeks ago - but now you can read the full (and frightening) clinical details of that "index case" in The New England Journal of Medicine here.
The authoritative account includes the disturbing details of a man in his fifties who suddenly went into rapid decline a month after he had a spinal steroid injection. He comes in with "nausea, malaise, fatigue, chills, and decreased...
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Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Kills 2 at Chicago Hotel | |
by the CNN Wire Staff
A Chicago hotel has closed and drained its pool, hot tub and fountain in response to the deaths of two people who contracted the flu-like Legionnaires' disease, authorities said Monday.
Since August 14, health officials have recorded eight confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease, including the two deaths, among guests who visited the JW Marriott Chicago hotel in downtown Chicago.
"We believe that there is no ongoing health threat at the hotel. Individuals who stayed at the hotel during this time period who are experiencing flu-like symptoms are encouraged to get in touch with a healthcare provider because it is important that all potential cases are diagnosed and treated as soon as possible," said Kathleen Ritger, a doctor at the Chicago Department of Public Health..
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| Mold Exposure at Home Could Increase Risk For Sarcoidosis People who are exposed to mold in their homes could be at an increased risk for sarcoidosis, a chronic inflammatory lung disease. | |
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Researchers from Sweden and Slovenia tested 62 nonsmoking patients with sarcoidosis, 34 of whom had extrapulmonary manifestations (EPM).
Patients were tested for β-glucan, an immune-modulating agent found in fungi, and accompanying inflammatory biomarkers, including interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, and IL-12.
Serum samples were also obtained from 18 control subjects with no pulmonary disease or respiratory symptoms.
Results showed that levels of...
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Mold Species Confirmed in Unopened NECC Vials | |
by Kate Traynor | ASHP.org - Pharmacy News
BETHESDA, MD -Federal officials on October 18 announced that the black mold Exserohilum rostratum was detected in sealed vials of methylprednisolone acetate produced in August by the New England Compounding Center (NECC).
The mold was found in vials from lot 08102012@51, which contains 80 mg of methylprednisolone acetate per milliliter of preservative-free solution and was recalled, along with two other lots of the drug, on September 26. Testing is in progress on the two other lots, according to FDA.
In the wake of the outbreak, which has sickened 271 patients in 16 states and caused 21 deaths, NECC has recalled all of its products. FDA on October 4 advised health care providers to avoid using any product made by the company.
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