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Rainfall is a risk factor for sporadic cases of Legionella pneumophila pneumonia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
It is not known whether rainfall increases the risk of sporadic cases of Legionella pneumonia. We sought to test this hypothesis in a prospective observational cohort study of non-immunosuppressed adults hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia ...
Carolina Garcia-Vidal, Maria Labori, Diego Viasus, Antonella Simonetti, Dolors Garcia-Somoza, Jordi Dorca, Francesc Gudiol, Jordi Carratalà   +7 more
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Variable inhibition of different Legionella species by antagonistic bacteria [PDF]

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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Application of Secondary Treated Municipal Wastewater for Irrigation of Agricultural Lands: Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment of Legionella [PDF]

علوم و مهندسی آب و فاضلاب, 2021
Water scarcity is a main issue in most countries in the worldwide. Nowadays, irrigation with treated wastewater is becoming a necessary alternative to addressing issues of water shortage, especially in arid and semiarid countries.The potential health ...
Marzieh Farhadkhani , Mahnaz Nikaeen, Ghasem Yadegarfar   +2 more
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Population structure-guided profiling of antibiotic resistance patterns in clinical Listeria monocytogenes isolates from Germany identifies pbpB3 alleles associated with low levels of cephalosporin resistance

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2020
Numbers of listeriosis illnesses have been increasing in Germany and the European Union during the last decade. In addition, reports on the occurrence of antibiotic resistance in Listeria monocytogenes in clinical and environmental isolates are ...
Martin A. Fischer, Sabrina Wamp, Angelika Fruth, Franz Allerberger, Antje Flieger, Sven Halbedel   +5 more
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Serotyping of Legionella Bacteria Isolated from Various Water Systems in the Central Anatolia Region

European Journal of Biology, 2022
Objective: Legionella bacteria are waterborne environmental pathogens that are considered a public health problem because they cause Legionnaires' disease, which is a nationally notifiable disease. Materials and Methods: Legionella analysis was performed
Betül Gümüşlüoğlu, Nesrin Özsoy Erdaş   +1 more
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First evidence of free-living Naegleria species in recreational lakes of Alberta, Canada

Journal of Water and Health, 2023
Rising temperatures are increasing environmental habitats for thermotolerant pathogens, such as the so-called ‘brain-eating amoeba’, Naegleria fowleri. To the best of our knowledge, however, Naegleria species have not been reported in environmental water
Rafik Dey, Elena Dlusskaya, Mariem Oloroso, Nicholas J. Ashbolt   +3 more
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Epidemiologic Survey of Legionella Urine Antigen Testing Within a Large Wisconsin-Based Health Care System

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2020
Purpose: Legionella pneumophila pneumonia is a life-threatening, environmentally acquired infection identifiable via Legionella urine antigen tests (LUAT).
Caroline P. Toberna, Hannah M. William, Jessica J. F. Kram, Kayla Heslin, Dennis J. Baumgardner   +4 more
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Characterization of reported legionellosis outbreaks associated with buildings served by public drinking water systems: United States, 2001–2017

Journal of Water and Health, 2022
This study examined 184 legionellosis outbreaks in the United States reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System, from 2001 to 2017.
Hannah Holsinger, Nicole Tucker, Stig Regli, Kirsten Studer, Virginia A. Roberts, Sarah Collier, Elizabeth Hannapel, Chris Edens, Jonathan S. Yoder, Kenneth Rotert   +9 more
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Prevalence and genetic distribution of Legionella spp. in public bath facilities in Kobe City, Japan

Journal of Water and Health, 2023
Legionella is an important waterborne pathogen that causes legionellosis. Public baths are considered the primary cause of legionellosis infection in Japan. We investigated the prevalence and genetic distribution of 338 Legionella spp.
Shoko Komatsu, Shinobu Tanaka, Noriko Nakanishi   +2 more
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Hydrobionts and Plants as Alternative Hosts for Sapronosis Pathogens

Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2020
Relevance. Specific epidemiology of sapronotic (soilborne, waterborn) bacteria is characterized from the ecological point of view. The characteristic feature of soil-borne, water-born pathogens is an ability to exist autonomously in the environment. Aims.
V. I. Pushkareva
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