Legionella longbeachae and Legionellosis
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 Reported cases of legionellosis attributable to Legionella longbeachae infection have increased worldwide. In Australia and New Zealand, L. longbeachae has been a known cause of legionellosis since the late 1980s.
Harriet Whiley, Richard Bentham
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Occupational risk for Legionella infection among dental healthcare workers: meta-analysis in occupational epidemiology [PDF]
, 2017 Objective The occupational risk for Legionella infection among dental healthcare workers (DHCWs) is conjectured because of the risk of routine inhalation of potentially contaminated aerosols produced by the dental instruments.
Petti, Stefano, Vitali, Matteo
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Evaluation of a new rapid test for detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in urine
Microbiologia Medica, 2010 For the diagnosis of legionellosis, a new rapid immunochromatographic test (V-tesT CORIS BioConcept) for detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in urine was evaluated in 21 samples of patients with legionellosis and 45 samples from ...
Gino Ciarrocchi +3 more
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Rainfall is a risk factor for sporadic cases of Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia [PDF]
, 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 ...
Carratalà, Jordi +7 more
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Probabilistic Analysis of a French Legionellosis Outbreak Shows Potential Role of Wastewater Basin
Microorganisms, 2022 Based on the data from a French outbreak of legionellosis, a probabilistic approach was developed to analyze and assess the potential role of several suspected sources of contamination.
France Wallet +2 more
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Editorial: Legionella pneumophila-transmission, pathogenesis, host-pathogen interaction, prevention and treatment [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyMarta Palusińska-Szysz +2 more
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Legionellosis Agent Indication Using Immunochromatography with Visual and Digital Video Detection
Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2009 Proposed was the immunochromatographic express-test for legionellosis agent detection in water environment. The method is high-sensitive and specific allowing to detect only first serogroup of legionellosis agent.
S.P. Yarkov +5 more
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Molecular Characterization of Legionellosis Drug Target Candidate Enzyme Phosphoglucosamine Mutase from (strain Paris): An Approach [PDF]
Genomics & Informatics, 2014 The harshness of legionellosis differs from mild Pontiac fever to potentially fatal Legionnaire's disease. The increasing development of drug resistance against legionellosis has led to explore new novel drug targets.
Anayet Hasan +4 more
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Probable Person-to-Person Transmission of Legionnaires’ Disease [PDF]
, 2016 Correspondence to the Editor.Legionnaires’ disease is an often severe form of pneumonia that is typically acquired by susceptible persons (e.g., elderly persons and smokers) through inhalation of aerosols that contain legionella species.1-4 A cluster of ...
Almeida, Sónia +16 more
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CURRENT ASPECTS OF NOSOCOMIAL LEGIONELLOSIS PROFILAXIS
Вестник трансплантологии и искусственных органов, 2010 The nosocomial or hospital acquired infections is one of the most important medical and social problem. Mo- dern strategy of nosocomial infections prevention include prevention of nosocomial legionellosis.
I. S. Tartakovsky +2 more
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