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) |