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Epidemiological Analysis of Legionella Pneumonia in Japan: A National Inpatient Database Study [PDF]

Journal of Epidemiology
Background: Legionella pneumonia, a severe form of pneumonia, is caused by Legionella bacteria. The epidemiology of Legionnaires’ disease in Japan, including seasonal trends, risk factors for severe disease, and fatality rates, is unclear.
Satoshi Kutsuna, Hiroyuki Ohbe, Naoki Kanda, Hiroki Matsui, Hideo Yasunaga   +4 more
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Legionella Pneumonia in the ICU: A Tertiary Care Center Experience Over 10 Years [PDF]

Critical Care Explorations, 2021
OBJECTIVES:. Few studies have reported the complications and outcomes of patients with Legionella pneumonia requiring ICU admission. The objective of our study is to report the clinical course, complications, and 30-day mortality of patients with ...
Luke Andrea, MD, Peter V. Dicpinigaitis, MD, Melissa J. Fazzari, PhD, MS, Sumit Kapoor, MD, FCCP   +3 more
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Efficacy of omadacycline in the treatment of Legionella pneumonia: a case report [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Legionella, one of the main pathogens that causes community-acquired pneumonia, can lead to Legionella pneumonia, a condition characterized predominantly by severe pneumonia.
Yao Wang, Yao Wang, Shui-Min Yi, Shui-Min Yi, Si-Min Huang, Si-Min Huang, Wei-Xin Xu, Yi-Wen Wei, Qiang Qu, Jian Qu, Jian Qu   +10 more
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Cavitary Legionella Pneumonia in AIDS: When Intracellular Immunity Failure Leads to Rapid Intrapulmonary Cavitation [PDF]

Case Reports in Pulmonology, 2021
Introduction. Legionella is a frequent cause of bacterial pneumonia in patients with AIDS. While multiple organisms have been associated with cavitary pneumonia in this population, Legionella has not. Clinical Case.
Richard Jesse Durrance, Alice Kyungsun Min, Marilyn Fabbri, Terrence McGarry   +3 more
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A case of Legionella pneumonia after robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy [PDF]

IJU Case Reports
Introduction Postoperative Legionella pneumonia is very rare. Case presentation A 71‐year‐old male patient with prostate cancer (cT2bN0M0) underwent a robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy.
Takuhisa Nukaya, Kiyohito Ishikawa, Kiyoshi Takahara, Masashi Takenaka, Kenji Zennami, Manabu Ichino, Hitomi Sasaki, Makoto Sumitomo, Ryoichi Shiroki   +8 more
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Legionella Pneumonia in Late Pregnancy. [PDF]

Am J Case Rep, 2019
BACKGROUND Legionella pneumonia can be an aggressive form of pneumonia. However, it is rare in pregnant women, particularly in the peripartum period. To the best of our knowledge this is the only case of Legionella pneumonia with endometrial sepsis. We are reporting a patient with this rare condition.
Mosaad-Boktor HK, Lee SA.
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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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Growth kinetics of environmental Legionella pneumophila isolated from industrial wastewater [PDF]

, 2020
Wastewater treatment plants are environmental niches for Legionella pneumophila, the most commonly identified causative agent of severe pneumonia known as Legionnaire's disease. In the present study, Legionella pneumophila's concentrations were monitored
Caicedo, C., Nogueira, R., Rosenwinkel, K-H., Verstraete, Willy   +3 more
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Early discontinuation of combination antibiotic therapy in severe community-acquired pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) is commonly treated with an empiric combination therapy, including a macrolide, or a quinolone and a β-lactam.
Pauline Guillot, Flora Delamaire, Arnaud Gacouin, Benoit Painvin, Caroline Piau, Florian Reizine, Mathieu Lesouhaitier, Jean-Marc Tadié, Adel Maamar   +8 more
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Evaluation of a novel urinary antigen test kit for diagnosing Legionella pneumonia

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility of a novel test kit that could theoretically detect all serogroups of Legionella pneumophila for diagnosing Legionella pneumonia, in comparison with existing kits.
Akihiro Ito, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Yoshikazu Ishii, Akihito Okazaki, Yoshihisa Ishiura, Yukio Kawagishi, Yasuo Takiguchi, Kazuma Kishi, Yoshio Taguchi, Takashi Shinzato, Yasumi Okochi, Ryuji Hayashi, Yoshitaka Nakamori, Yoshiko Kichikawa, Kengo Murata, Hiroaki Takeda, Futoshi Higa, Takayuki Miyara, Keisuke Saito, Takeo Ishikawa, Tadashi Ishida, Kazuhiro Tateda   +21 more
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