Environmental source | Major causative antigen |
Humidifier fever | Thermoactinomyces spp (T vulgaris, T sacchari, T candidus) |
Klebsiella oxytoca | |
Naegleria gruberi | |
Acanthamoeba polyphaga | |
Acanthamoeba castellanii | |
Unventilated shower | Epicoccum nigrum |
Hot-tub lung (mists; mold on ceiling and around tub) | Cladosporium spp |
Mycobacterium avium complex | |
Sauna taker's lung | Aureobasidium spp, other sources |
Summer-type pneumonitis | Trichosporon cutaneum |
Lifeguard lung | Microbial contamination of pool water sprays and fountains |
Contaminated basement (sewage) pneumonitis | Acremonium spp (formerly Cephalosporium) |
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