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 +7 more
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Lower serum phosphate levels in patients with Legionella pneumonia relative to patients with non-Legionella pneumonia [PDF]
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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Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis of Legionella Pneumonia [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2023 Legionella pneumonia is a relatively rare but extremely progressive pulmonary infection with high mortality. Traditional cultural isolation remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of Legionella pneumonia.
Lu Bai, Wei Yang, Yuanyuan Li
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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 [PDF]
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 +5 more
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Hepatocyte growth factor levels in
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2011 Background Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is known to be involved in the resolution of pulmonary inflammation and repair of acute lung injury. Legionella pneumonia is sometimes complicated by acute lung injury.
Yara Satomi +11 more
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A case-control study on Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia and legionella pneumonia [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicinePurposeAtypical pathogens (Chlamydia psittaci and Legionella) are often detected by metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS). However, the two atypical pneumonias are difficult to distinguish. The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze the
Ying Gao +5 more
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Legionella Pneumonia on Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: A Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2021 Introduction: Legionella is an uncommon, atypical organism that can cause community-acquired pneumonia. Commonly associated with high fevers, gastrointestinal symptoms, and hyponatremia, it can be easily overlooked, especially during the coronavirus ...
Robert W. Lopez +3 more
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Omadacycline successfully treated severe Legionella pneumonia after moxifloxacin treatment failure: Case series [PDF]
Frontiers in PharmacologyLegionella 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 +7 more
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Rhabdomyolysis and Resultant Acute Renal Failure due to Legionella Pneumonia in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus [PDF]
Case Reports in Nephrology, 2023 Legionnaires’ disease is a severe pneumonia caused by Legionella that results in laboratory abnormalities including hyponatremia and elevated liver enzymes. Rarely skeletal muscle and renal abnormalities occur.
Margaret Kypreos, Roma Mehta
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Usefulness of the Legionella Score for differentiating from COVID-19 pneumonia to legionella pneumonia. [PDF]
J Infect Chemother, 2022 Legionella pneumophila is a major causative pathogen of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), but recently the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) became the most common causative pathogen of CAP. Because L. pneumophila CAP is clinically distinct from bacterial CAPs, the Japan Society for Chemotherapy (JSC) developed a simple scoring system, the ...
Miyashita N +9 more
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