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Arch Villians Pathogen Group Type Annual Cases Increasing Drug Resistance Primary Infections Acinetobacter Bacteria Endogenous 147 Yes SSI, meningitis Alcaligenes Bacteria Endogenous rare Yes SSI Bacteroides fragilis Bacteria Endogenous uncommon Yes bacteremia, SSI Bordetella pertussis Bacteria Contagious 6,564 Yes Whooping cough Burkholderia pseudomallei Bacteria Noncontagious rare Yes melioidosis Cardiobacterium Bacteria Endogenous rare Yes endocarditis Chlamydia pneumoniae Bacteria Contagious uncommon No pneumonia Corynebacterium diphtheriae Bacteria Contagious 10 Yes diphtheria Haemophilus influenzae Bacteria Contagious 1,162 Yes SSI, pneumonia, meningitis Haemophilus parainfluenzae Bacteria Endogenous rare Yes pneumonia, meningitis Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteria Endogenous 1,488 Yes SSI, pneumonia Legionella pneumophila Bacteria Noncontagious 1,163 ? pneumonia Moraxella Bacteria Endogenous rare Yes otitis media Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacteria Contagious 20,000 Yes TB Nocardia asteroides Bacteria Noncontagious uncommon Yes nocardiosis Nocardia brasiliensis Bacteria Noncontagious uncommon Yes nocardiosis Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteria Noncontagious 2,626 Yes SSI, pneumonia Serratia marcescens Bacteria Endogenous 479 Yes SSI, pneumonia, bacteremia Staphylococcus aureus Bacteria Endogenous 2,750 Yes SSI, pneumonia Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteria Contagious 500,000 Yes pneumonia, meningitis Streptococcus pyogenes Bacteria Contagious 213,962 Yes Scarlet fever, SSI Aspergillus Fungi Noncontagious 666 Yes Aspergillosis Blastomyces dermatitidis Fungi Noncontagious rare ? Blastomycosis Coccidioides immitis Fungi Noncontagious uncommon ? coccidioidomycosis Cryptococcus neoformans Fungi Noncontagious high Yes cryptococcosis Histoplasma capsulatum Fungi Noncontagious 1,000 Yes Histoplasmosis Mucor plumbeus Fungi Noncontagious rare No mucormycosis Pneumocystis carinii Fungi Noncontagious rare Yes pneumocystosis Rhizopus stolonifer Fungi Noncontagious rare No zygomycosis Influenza A virus Virus Contagious 2,000,000 Yes flu Measles virus Virus Contagious 500,000 No measles Parainfluenza virus Virus Contagious 28,900 ? flu, pneumonia Respiratory Syncytial Virus Virus Contagious 75,000 No RSV Rubella virus Virus Contagious 3,000 ? rubella SARS virus Virus Contagious 10* ? SARS Varicella-zoster virus Virus Contagious 46,016 Yes VZV Table 1: Potential Airborne Agents of Nosocomial Infections in the United States. Adapated from Aerobiological Engineering Handbook: A Guide to Airborne Disease Control Technologies, by W.J. Kowalski, PhD, PE. *China only 30 Consulting-Specifying Engineer • SEPTEMBER, 2007

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Contents M/E Roundtable Cover Story: Airborne Superbugs Third-Party Liability Back to School Product Spotlight Codes & Standards Professional Practices How To New Products Jobs/Cliassifieds Specifier’s Notebook Pure Power Supplement New Technologies, Same Old Transmission Problems Wireless Battery Recharging Solar Concentration Renewables Tracking System A Mighty Wind The Importance of Load Bank Testing Quality Power for Security Systems

Consulting-Specifying Engineer - September 2007

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