736. Reusing Old Sleep-Water in Cold Humidifiers

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using water from a bedside glass to refill a humidifier.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Molecular analysis of single room humidifier bacteriology - ScienceDirect
• Severe neonatal legionellosis associated with use of home humidifiers – A case report - ScienceDirect
• Legionella - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
• A review of legionnaires’ disease and public water systems – Scientific considerations, uncertainties and recommendations - ScienceDirect

118. Potting Soil

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from potting soil.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Exposure to potting soils and compost material as potential sources of Legionella pneumophilia in Australia - ScienceDirect
• ‎Pine Species Provide a Niche for Legionella Longbeachae
• Does Potting Mix Cause Legionnaires' Disease in Gardeners? - Garden Myths
• Legionella longbeachae and Legionellosis
• Legionnaires Disease Cause and Spread | Legionella | CDC
• Legionnaires' Disease Associated With Potting Soil --- California, Oregon, and Washington, May--June 2000
• An outbreak of Pontiac fever due to Legionella longbeachae serogroup 2 found in potting mix in a horticultural nursery in New Zealand | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core
• Popcorn Lung – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
• Risk Factors for Legionella longbeachae Legionnaires’ Disease, New Zealand