Legionella found in Baltimore County hospital

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Legionella found in Baltimore County hospital

Testing results show elevated levels of Legionella bacteria at a Catonsville psychiatric hospital, a spokesman for the Maryland Department of Health confirmed Tuesday. Some of the hospital’s showers are shut down pending treatment for the bacteria. No cases of Legionnaires’ disease, a severe form of pneumonia commonly caused by inhaling droplets of water containing Legionella bacteria, have been found in Spring Grove’s patient population, accord…