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Abridged version of the AWMF guideline for the medical clinical diagnostics of indoor mould exposure
Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis (Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis) Caused by Sphingobacterium spiritivorum from the Water Reservoir of a Steam Iron
A case of extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA) caused by Sphingobacterium spiritivorum is described. The symptoms were associated with the use of a steam iron. The water reservoir was heavily contaminated with S. spiritivorum (10(6) CFU ml(−1)). This is the first report of S. spiritivorum as a causative agent of EAA
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