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Blastomycosis, Histoplasmosis, and Coccidioidomycosis in Outpatient Community-Acquired Pneumonia.

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Benedict K   +5 more
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Legionellosis in the occupational setting

open access: yesEnvironmental Research, 2017
Legionellosis is the common name for two infections, Legionnaires' disease (LD) and Pontiac fever (PF), both caused by Legionella bacteria. Although with low incidence, LD is an important cause of community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia. Among community-acquired cases, an increasing number was reported to be linked to the occupational setting ...
Principe, Luigi   +2 more
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Legionellosis

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 1991
Although increasing attention is being given to Legionella pneumonia in Japan, reports of solitary onset of this disease are scant in Japan. The patient, from whom L. dumoffii was isolated, was a 59-year-old male with no underlying disease. He visited our hospital because of fever and cough, and was admitted to our department for X-ray findings ...
M. Hong Nguyen   +2 more
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Legionellosis

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2005
Community-acquired legionnaires' disease (CALD) has dramatically increased in the Legionella urinary antigen (LUA) era. However, its incidence in each country depends on the specific techniques used for the diagnosis of LD and the mandatory reporting of cases to the local health surveillance system.
M Luisa, Pedro-Botet, M, Sabrià
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Legionellosis

Medecine sciences : M/S, 2006
Although one does not find the origin of the contamination in the human half of the cases of legionellosis, one knows that this disease is the consequence of the almost obligatory contamination of the networks of installations of hot water by Legionella pneumophila, and the inhalation by the man of infected droplets.
Thomas J. Marrie, Paul S. Hoffman
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Legionellosis in Transplantation

Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2016
Legionella species are emerging opportunistic pathogens in hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplant recipients, associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The clinical and radiological features of Legionella infections can mimic other opportunistic pathogens in these profoundly immunocompromised patients.
Shobini, Sivagnanam, Steven A, Pergam
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Legionellosis

Revue medicale suisse, 2019
Legionellosis refers to the two clinical syndromes caused by Legionella : Pontiac fever, a benign febrile illness and Legionnaires'disease (or pneumonia). Clinically and radiologically, Legionnaires'disease presents itself as a « typical » pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumonia. Diagnosis is usually made by using urinary antigen testing.
David, Haefliger, Christian, Chuard
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Legionellosis

2021
This chapter describes the family Legionellaceae, which includes the genera Legionella, Berkiella, Occultobacter, and Nucleophilum. Of these, members of the genus Legionella are predominant human pathogens. The chapter also analyzes the genus name, which was derived from the fact that the first recognized outbreak of infection due to these ...
Thomas J. Marrie   +2 more
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