2002 Barrow-in-Furness legionellosis outbreak 2002 Barrow-in-Furness legionellosis outbreak The 2002 Barrow-in-Furness Legionnaires' disease outbreak was a fatal outbreak of Legionellosis which occurred in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It was and still remains among the worst such outbreaks in history. The first fatality occurred on 2 August 2002. The source of the bacteria was later found to be from steam coming out of a badly maintained air conditioning unit. The system was located in the council-run arts centre Forum 28, with the vent emitting the disease over a busy alleyway in the town centre. Ultimately seven people died and 172 cases were reported (a case fatality
Hospital-acquired pneumonia hospitals and critical care units' Common bacterial pathogens include aerobic GNB, such as "Pseudomonas aeruginosa", "Acinetobacter baumanii", "Klebsiella pneumoniae", "Escherichia coli" as well as gram-positive organisms such as "Staphylococcus aureus". In patients with an early onset pneumonia (within 5 days of hospitalization), they are usually due to anti microbial-sensitive bacteria such as "Enterobacter" spp, "E. coli", "Klebsiella" spp, "Proteus" spp, "Serratia mare scans", community pathogens such as "Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae", and methicillin-sensitive "S. aureus" should also be considered. Pneumonia that starts in the hospital tends to be more serious than other lung infections because: people in the hospital are