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Cluster of Legionellosis Cases Associated with Manufacturing Process, South Carolina, USA, 2022
Hani M. Mohamed
1 , Lindsay Zielinski
1, Abdoulaye Diedhiou
2, Nakia Clemmons
2, Jessica C. Smith, Jessica L. Rinsky, Troy Ritter, Melisa Willby, Nancy Burton, Karl Feldmann, Kevin Dunn, Rebecca Whisenhunt, Victoria Greer, Alberto M. Acosta, Mitchell Garber, Claressa E. Lucas, Kelley C. Henderson, Chris Edens, and Linda Bell
Author affiliation: South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, South Carolina, USA (H.M. Mohamed, A. Diedhiou, R. Whisenhunt, V. Greer, L. Bell); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (L. Zielinski, N. Clemmons, J.C. Smith, T. Ritter, M. Willby, C.E. Lucas, K.C Henderson, C. Edens); National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (J.L. Rinsky, N. Burton, K. Feldmann, K. Dunn); Weill Cornell College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA (A.M. Acosta); Engineering Systems Inc., Aurora, Illinois, USA (M. Garber)
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Figure 1
Figure 1. Classification of cases associated with a cluster of legionellosis in a manufacturing facility in South Carolina, USA, 2022. LTFU was defined as failure to reach a patient after 3 attempts within 1 week. Cases were excluded if either the case definition criteria were not met or if the patient had a clinically compatible illness and documentation of an alternative etiology or positive test for COVID-19 or influenza. LD, Legionnaires’ disease; LTFU, lost to follow-up.
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