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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing clinches the diagnosis of Legionella pneumonia in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia: A case report and literature review

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Legionella pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila is a multi-system disease that is a life-threatening, acute, and severe form of pneumonia. L. pneumophila is widespread and the clinical manifestations of Legionella pneumonia are similar to those of ...
Siqiang Niu, Siqiang Niu, Siqiang Niu, Limin Zhao, Limin Zhao, Limin Zhao   +5 more
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Evaluation of MALDI–TOF Mass Spectrometry in Diagnostic and Environmental Surveillance of Legionella Species: A Comparison With Culture and Mip-Gene Sequencing Technique

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Legionella spp. are widespread bacteria in aquatic environments with a growing impact on human health. Between the 61 species, Legionella pneumophila is the most prevalent in human diseases; on the contrary, Legionella non-pneumophila species are less ...
Maria Rosaria Pascale, Marta Mazzotta, Silvano Salaris, Luna Girolamini, Antonella Grottola, Maria Luisa Simone, Miriam Cordovana, Francesco Bisognin, Paola Dal Monte, Maria Antonietta Bucci Sabattini, Mariagabriella Viggiani, Sandra Cristino   +11 more
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Variable inhibition of different Legionella species by antagonistic bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
The genus Legionella includes opportunistic pathogens inhabiting engineered aquatic ecosystems, where managing their presence and abundance is crucial for public health.
Alessio Cavallaro, Silke Probst, Tobias Duft, Max Rieder, Oliver Abo El Fateh, Josch Stricker, Marco Gabrielli, Serina Robinson, Frederik Hammes   +8 more
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Distribution of Legionella and bacterial community composition among regionally diverse US cooling towers.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Cooling towers (CTs) are a leading source of outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease (LD), a severe form of pneumonia caused by inhalation of aerosols containing Legionella bacteria.
Anna C Llewellyn, Claressa E Lucas, Sarah E Roberts, Ellen W Brown, Bina S Nayak, Brian H Raphael, Jonas M Winchell   +6 more
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Ruta graveolens L. in Evidence‐Based Phytotherapy: Pharmacological Activities, Bioactive Compounds and Safety

Phytotherapy Research, EarlyView.
Graphical representation of ethnomedical uses, major bioactive compounds, pharmacological potential and toxicological risks of Ruta graveolens L. ABSTRACT Ruta graveolens L. is widely used in traditional European, Asian, African, and South American medicine for digestive, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, and reproductive disorders.
Tetiana Serhiienko, Victoriya Georgiyants, Liudas Ivanauskas, Olha Mykhailenko   +3 more
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Validating a clinical prediction score for Legionella-related community acquired pneumonia

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Legionella-related community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a disease with an increasing incidence and a high mortality rate, especially if empirical antibiotic therapy is inadequate.
Rosalie R. A. L. Beekman, Ruud R. Duijkers, Dominic D. Snijders, Menno M. van der Eerden, Martijn M. Kross, Wim W. G. Boersma   +5 more
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Presence of Viable, Clinically Relevant Legionella Bacteria in Environmental Water and Soil Sources of China

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
The distribution of pathogenic Legionella in the environmental soil and water of China has not been documented yet. In this study, Legionella was detected in 129 of 575 water (22.43%) and 41 of 442 soil samples (9.28%) by culture.
Xiao-Yong Zhan, Jin-Lei Yang, Honghua Sun, Xuefu Zhou, Yi-Chao Qian, Ke Huang, Yang Leng, Bihui Huang, Yulong He   +8 more
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Comprehensive evaluation of metagenomic next‐generation sequencing for pathogen identification in patients with suspected infection: Establishment of a standardized validation workflow

VIEW, EarlyView.
Comprehensive evaluation of metagenomic next‐generation sequencing for pathogen identification in patients with suspected infection: Establishment of a standardized validation workflow. Abstract Metagenomic next‐generation sequencing (mNGS) enables unbiased identification of pathogens directly from clinical specimens. Despite its growing application in
Wen Shu, Qiaomei Guo, Han Yang, Huiqin Jiang, Chunyan He, Xueqing Wang, Yuting Fang, Yue Yin, Liwen Zhong, Zhijing Zhao, Jiatao Lou, Lin Wang   +11 more
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Legionella Infection Risk from Domestic Hot Water

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
We investigated Legionella and Pseudomonas contamination of hot water in a cross-sectional multicentric survey in Italy. Chemical parameters (hardness, free chlorine, and trace elements) were determined. Legionella spp.
Paola Borella, M. Teresa Montagna, Vincenzo Romano-Spica, Serena Stampi, Giovanna Stancanelli, Maria Triassi, Rachele Neglia, Isabella Marchesi, Guglielmina Fantuzzi, Daniela Tatò, Christian Napoli, Gianluigi Quaranta, Patrizia Laurenti, Erica Leoni, Giovanna De Luca, Cristina Ossi, Matteo Moro, Gabriella Ribera D’Alcalà   +17 more
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A short history of Auto‐Rickshaw

Acta Crystallographica Section D, EarlyView.
Auto‐Rickshaw is an example of practical, decision‐driven automated macromolecular structure determination from crystallographic diffraction data. This review traces its development at the EMBL Hamburg/DESY beamline environment, where rapid validation of diffraction experiments was essential, through its expansion into a general platform for automated ...
Santosh Panjikar, Victor Lamzin, Paul A. Tucker, Manfred S. Weiss   +3 more
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