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February 22, 2013 10:33 AM

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Elisa Lam Case: Water in LA hotel tank with dead body won't cause illness, police say

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

Elisa Lam

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(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES- Authorities say a test of a Los Angeles hotel water tank where a Canadian tourist's body was found this week didn't find any live bacteria that would cause illness.

PICTURES: Cops: Woman's body found in LA hotel water tank

The test was conducted Tuesday after 21-year-old Elisa Lam was found wedged into one of four water cisterns atop the downtown Cecil Hotel.

The county Department of Public Health has, however, issued a do-not-drink order, and only water for toilets is flowing for hotel guests.

County health official Angelo Bellomo says chlorine in the water likely killed any bacteria in the tank where Lam's body was found.

Guest complaints about low water pressure prompted a maintenance worker to make the gruesome discovery.

The cause of Lam's death has yet to be determined, but LAPD Sgt. Rudy Lopez called Lam's death suspicious. Before she died, hotel surveillance footage showed her inside an elevator pushing buttons and sticking her head out the doors, looking in both directions.

Lam, of Vancouver, British Columbia, traveled alone to Los Angeles on Jan. 26 and was last seen five days later by workers at the 600-room hotel near Skid Row.

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by Momonphone February 24, 2013 10:14 AM EST: They should test Elisa Lam for the drug resistenat TB..They use LAM-Elisa test to test for the LAM atigen. "With the availability of ELISA-based LAM antigen detection assays, researchers have sought to establish the effectiveness of the diagnostic test in people suspected of having TB. Increasingly, studies have revealed that when used as a general screening tool, the LAM-ELISA test sensitivity is significantly lower in subjects who are HIV- when compared to HIV+ subjects. "
And workers to find her near skid row? hmmmmmmmmmm something smells fishy!; Reply to this comment


by Momonphone February 24, 2013 10:12 AM EST: They should test Elisa Lam for the drug resistenat TB..They use LAM-Elis test to test for the LAM atigen. "With the availability of ELISA-based LAM antigen detection assays, researchers have sought to establish the effectiveness of the diagnostic test in people suspected of having TB. Increasingly, studies have revealed that when used as a general screening tool, the LAM-ELISA test sensitivity is significantly lower in subjects who are HIV- when compared to HIV+ subjects. "
And workers to find her near skid row? hmmmmmmmmmm something smells fishy!; Reply to this comment


by oldoc44 February 24, 2013 9:10 AM EST: The water in this hotel is like a good wine... just the right body to it! LOL; Reply to this comment


by oldoc44 February 24, 2013 8:52 AM EST: Well, one might say that the hotel water, like a good wine, had some "body" to it! Substantial without being obstreperous. LOL; Reply to this comment


by penelope7y February 24, 2013 1:07 AM EST: In case you are curious what psychosis looks like this is it.; Reply to this comment


by penelope7y February 24, 2013 1:02 AM EST: In case you are curious what psychosis looks like this is it.; Reply to this comment

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