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Do Laws Regulating Legionella Growth Reduce Legionella Mortality? Evidence from Six Countries

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Legionella is the etiologic agent of Legionnaire’s disease and Pontiac fever with an environmental niche in potable water systems. Globally, Legionella mortality is estimated to have increased fourfold since 1990.
Kevin Ikuta
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El hospital ante un brote prolongado de legionelosis The hospital faced with a prolonged Legionella outbreak

Gaceta Sanitaria, 2004
Objetivo: Describir los recursos asistenciales utilizados en pacientes hospitalizados por neumonía por Legionella durante un brote ocurrido en Alcoy y compararlos con los empleados en otras neumonías.
Juan Antonio Fernández, Tomás Marco, Domingo Orozco, Jaime Merino   +3 more
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The Adequacy of Current Legionnaires’ Disease Diagnostic Practices in Capturing the Epidemiology of Clinically Relevant Legionella: A Scoping Review

Pathogens
Legionella is an underdiagnosed and underreported etiology of pneumonia. Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (LpSG1) is thought to be the most common pathogenic subgroup.
Ryan Ha, Ashley Heilmann, Sylvain A. Lother, Christine Turenne, David Alexander, Yoav Keynan, Zulma Vanessa Rueda   +6 more
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Legionella‐induced dysarthria and rhabdomyolysis with acute renal failure achieving recovery

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message Legionnaires' disease, often presenting as pneumonia, can uncommonly manifest with extrapulmonary symptoms such as cerebellar involvement and rhabdomyolysis.
Husam El Sharu, Soban Ahmad, Hunter Coore   +2 more
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Case Report: First report of Legionella micdadei pneumonia and organizing pneumonia in a patient with myelodysplastic and Sweet syndromes

Frontiers in Immunology
The immunocompromised population is susceptible to Legionella pneumonia. The diagnosis and treatment of Legionella pneumonia in immunocompromised individuals are challenging clinical endeavors.
Yingying Chen, Sicong Liang, Ye Lu, Xiangyu Zhou, Rui Zheng, Yu Chen   +5 more
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Legionella in Primary School Hot Water Systems from Two Municipalities in the Danish Capital Region

Microorganisms
Legionella contamination in public water systems poses significant health risks, particularly in schools where vulnerable populations, including children, regularly use these facilities. This study investigates the presence of Legionella in the hot water
Niss Skov Nielsen, Peter Fojan, Rasmus Lund Jensen, Haseebullah Wahedi, Alireza Afshari   +4 more
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Omadacycline successfully treated severe Legionella pneumonia after moxifloxacin treatment failure: Case series

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Legionella is a significant pathogen responsible for community-acquired pneumonia and, less commonly, for hospital-acquired pneumonia. Legionella pneumophila, the most prevalent species within the Legionella genus, accounts for 80%–90% of human ...
Biyun Li, Laiyu Liu, Fei Li, Chunmei He, Yuan Chen, Xiaodong Tian, Zhenyu Liu, Weizhen Zhang   +7 more
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Effect of Biological and Environmental Factors on Legionella Growth in the Water Distribution Networks of Hospitals

تحقیقات سلامت در جامعه, 2020
Introduction and purpose: Legionella is a Gram-negative bacterium that is present worldwide in natural and man-made water sources, such as hospital water distribution networks. This bacterium causes two types of Legionnaires and Pontiac fever. This study
Yahya Ehteshaminia, Hamid Mohammadi, Behzad Javadian   +2 more
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Applicability assessment of ceramic microbeads coated with hydroxyapatite-binding silver/titanium dioxide ceramic composite earthplus™ to the eradication of Legionella in rainwater storage tanks for household use

International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2015
Kozue Oana,1,2 Michiko Kobayashi,1 Dai Yamaki,3 Tsukasa Sakurada,3 Noriyuki Nagano,1,2 Yoshiyuki Kawakami1,2 1Division of Infection Control and Microbiological Regulation, Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Shinshu University Graduate School of ...
Oana K, Kobayashi M, Yamaki D, Sakurada T, Nagano N, Kawakami Y   +5 more
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<i>Legionella pelazae</i> sp. nov. and <i>Legionella navarrensis</i> sp. nov., two novel <i>Legionella</i> species, reveal deep genomic diversification within engineered water systems. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
González-Rubio JM, López Molina VM, Cianca Peña S, Cascajero A, Monzón S, Cuesta I, González-Camacho F.   +6 more
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