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Lower serum phosphate levels in patients with Legionella pneumonia relative to patients with non-Legionella pneumonia

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021
Introduction: Few studies have evaluated serum phosphate levels in patients with Legionella pneumonia admitted to hospitals in Japan. This study aimed to assess serum phosphate levels among inpatients with Legionella pneumonia on admission and compare ...
Mikio Wada, Atsushi Kawashima
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Identifying the function of genes involved in excreted vesicle formation in Acanthamoeba castellanii containing Legionella pneumophila

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background Legionella spp. can survive and replicate inside host cells such as protozoa and macrophages. After enough growth, Legionella is released from the host cells as free legionellae or Legionella-filled vesicles. The vesicles support Legionella to
Min-Jeong Kim, Eun-Kyung Moon, Hye-Jeong Jo, Fu-Shi Quan, Hyun-Hee Kong   +4 more
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Stagnation arising through intermittent usage is associated with increased viable but non culturable Legionella and amoeba hosts in a hospital water system

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
Hospital water systems are a significant source of Legionella, resulting in the potentially fatal Legionnaires’ disease. One of the biggest challenges for Legionella management within these systems is that under unfavorable conditions Legionella ...
Muhammad Atif Nisar, Kirstin E. Ros, Melissa H. Brown, Melissa H. Brown, Richard Bentham, Giles Best, Giles Best, James Xi, Jason Hinds, Harriet Whiley, Harriet Whiley   +10 more
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Rapid Detection and Differentiation of Legionella pneumophila and Non-Legionella pneumophila Species by Using Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Combined With EuNPs-Based Lateral Flow Immunochromatography

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022
Legionella, a waterborne pathogen, is the main cause of Legionnaires’ disease. Therefore, timely and accurate detection and differentiation of Legionella pneumophila and non-Legionella pneumophila species is crucial. In this study, we develop an easy and
Jungang Du, Biao Ma, Jiali Li, Yaping Wang, Tianyu Dou, Shujuan Xu, Mingzhou Zhang   +6 more
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Sodium levels and grazing pressure shape natural communities of the intracellular pathogen Legionella

Microbiome, 2023
Background Legionella are parasites of freshwater protozoa, responsible for Legionellosis. Legionella can be found in a variety of aquatic environments, including rivers, lakes, and springs, as well as in engineered water systems where they can ...
Oded Bergman, Yaron Be’eri-Shlevin, Shira Ninio   +2 more
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Legionella colonisation in hot water systems in care homes from two Danish municipalities

Journal of Water and Health, 2022
Legionnaires' disease is a serious health risk among the elderly. Water systems in care homes are therefore of particular interest. We investigated the levels of culturable Legionella in the hot water systems in care homes in two Danish municipalities ...
Niss Skov Nilsen, Søren Anker Uldum
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Case Report: Community-Acquired Legionella gormanii Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Patient Detected by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundLegionella spp. has been well-recognized as an important cause of community-acquired pneumonia. Current community-acquired pneumonia guidelines recommended covering the treatment of Legionella because of the high mortality associated with ...
Cheng Lei, Cheng Lei, Cheng Lei, Xianglin Zhou, Xianglin Zhou, Xianglin Zhou, Shuizi Ding, Shuizi Ding, Shuizi Ding, Yingjie Xu, Yingjie Xu, Yingjie Xu, Binyi Yang, Binyi Yang, Binyi Yang, Wei Guo, Wei Guo, Wei Guo, Min Song, Min Song, Min Song, Min Yang, Min Yang, Min Yang, Yunan Jia, Yunan Jia, Yunan Jia, Hong Luo, Hong Luo, Hong Luo   +29 more
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Legionella detection in wastewater treatment plants with increased risk for Legionella growth and emission

Journal of Water and Health, 2023
Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is a severe pneumonia mainly caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila. Although many environmental sources of LD have been described, the sources of the majority of non-outbreak LD cases have not been identified.
Harold van den Berg, Willemijn Lodder, Alvin Bartels, Petra Brandsema, Lucie Vermeulen, Gretta Lynch, Sjoerd Euser, Ana Maria de Roda Husman   +7 more
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Approach to determine the diversity of Legionella species by nested PCR-DGGE in aquatic environments. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
In this study, we describe a nested PCR-DGGE strategy to detect Legionella communities from river water samples. The nearly full-length 16S rRNA gene was amplified using bacterial primer in the first step.
Wen-Chien Huang, Hsin-Chi Tsai, Chi-Wei Tao, Jung-Sheng Chen, Yi-Jia Shih, Po-Min Kao, Tung-Yi Huang, Bing-Mu Hsu   +7 more
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How often is a work-up for Legionella pursued in patients with pneumonia? A retrospective study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2011
Background It is unclear how often patients with pneumonia are assessed for Legionella in endemic areas. Additionally, the sensitivity of the IDSA/ATS criteria for recommended Legionella testing is undefined.
Mermel Leonard A, Dupont Irene, Hollenbeck Brian   +2 more
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