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An outbreak of Legionnaires\u2019 disease has been confirmed at Atlanta, Georgia\u2019s Grady Memorial Hospital. Water tests confirmed today that two units at Grady Memorial Hospital were the source of the bacteria that caused Legionnaires. Four patients have been sickened by the disease.<\/p>\n

A Grady spokesman claimed this was the first time in Grady\u2019s history that the Downtown Atlanta hospital has been the source for disease in patients. The two Grady patient units consisting of and 80 beds have been closed since last week. The Grady spokesman said crews are treating these units and additional floors and will continue testing throughout the hospital.<\/p>\n

Three of the four patients have responded to antibiotics and have been discharged. The fourth is still receiving treatment. An additional 50 patients have been tested for the disease, but those tests were negative.<\/p>\n

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An outbreak of Legionnaires\u2019 disease has been confirmed at Atlanta, Georgia\u2019s Grady Memorial Hospital. Water tests confirmed today that two units at Grady Memorial Hospital were the source of the bacteria that caused Legionnaires. Four patients have been sickened by the disease. A Grady spokesman claimed this was the first time in Grady\u2019s history that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-32319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal-injury-wrongful-death","tag-personal-injury"],"yoast_head":"\nLegionnaires Disease At Atlanta Hospital — Trial Attorney Blog — February 12, 2009<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An outbreak of Legionnaires\u2019 disease has been confirmed at Atlanta, Georgia\u2019s Grady Memorial Hospital. 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