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Otitis externa by Pseudomonas aeruginosa associated with whirlpools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

A. H. Havelaar ,
M. Bosman  and
J. Borst
A. H. Havelaar
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Zoonoses and Food Microbiology, Section of Water Microbiology, National Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
M. Bosman
Affiliation:
General practitioner, Spiekweg 15, 3899 SF Zeewolde, The Netherlands
J. Borst
Affiliation:
Microbiology Division, Special Section of Pseudoinonas Research, National Institute of Public Health, Bilthoven
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Over a period of about 1 year, otitis externa occurred in at least 300 visitors to a recreational park. The infections were associated with the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in insufficiently chlorinated whirlpools.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 90 , Issue 3 , June 1983 , pp. 489 - 498
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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