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Legionella pneumophila pneumonia in South Eastern Sydney: diagnosis, prognosis and public health outcomes. [PDF]
Intern Med JAbstract Background Legionellosis causes more severe disease than other aetiologies of community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP). Early recognition and treatment of Legionella pneumonia reduce mortality. Urinary antigen testing (UAT) has facilitated rapid and reliable diagnosis of Legionella pneumonia. Aims The aims of this study were as follows: (i) identify
Qian S +9 more
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Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022 Legionella, a waterborne pathogen, is the main cause of Legionnaires’ disease. Therefore, timely and accurate detection and differentiation of Legionella pneumophila and non-Legionella pneumophila species is crucial. In this study, we develop an easy and
Jungang Du +6 more
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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 +8 more
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First Case of Legionnaire's Disease Caused by Legionella anisa in Spain and the Limitations on the Diagnosis of Legionella non-pneumophila Infections. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia, with worldwide relevance, caused by Legionella spp. Approximately 90% of all cases of legionellosis are caused by Legionella pneumophila, but other species can also be responsible for this infection ...
Lucianna Vaccaro +15 more
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Zhongguo linchuang yanjiu, 2023 Objective To investigate the application of Legiolert enzyme-substrate method with mass spectrometry in direct quantitative detection and separation of Legionella pneumophila in environmental water samples.
JIN Ping, GE Teng, YE Yan-hua, SI Jia-li, JIANG Xiao, ZHANG Hong-ying
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Sea water whirlpool spa as a source of Legionella infection
Journal of Water and Health, 2021 Bacterial pneumonia caused by the inhalation of aerosols contaminated with Legionella spp. is also known as Legionnaires' disease. In this study, we report a case of pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila sg.1 in a 58-year-old man who visited a sea ...
Dijana Tomic Linsak +6 more
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A new oligonucleotide microarray for detection of pathogenic and non-pathogenic Legionella spp. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Legionella pneumophila has been recognized as the major cause of legionellosis since the discovery of the deadly disease. Legionella spp. other than L. pneumophila were later found to be responsible to many non-pneumophila infections.
Boyang Cao +5 more
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Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from Hospitals Water Supply in Egypt [PDF]
Journal of Advanced Pharmacy Research, 2017 Objectives: The study was conducted to screen the water samples isolated from hospitals in Egypt for contamination with Legionella spp. Methods: A total of 66 water samples were collected from different departments in 10 governmental hospitals ...
Shaimaa Mahmoud, Taghrid El-Mahdy
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The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2020 Background. Nosocomial pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 2-14 occurred in a 7-year-old patient following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for thalassemia major. Case.
Tuğba Erat +7 more
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The contamination of hospital water supply systems by Legionella pneumophila
Вестник трансплантологии и искусственных органов, 2021 The risk of severe infectious complications associated with provision of medical care continues to be a pressing issue in modern surgery. Legionella pneumophila, characterized by its wide distribution in water supply systems and is highly active in film ...
I. S. Tartakovsky +3 more
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