Overview and comparison of Legionella regulations worldwide [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Legionnaires disease occurs worldwide. Many authorities have guidelines and regulations to prevent and control Legionella in water systems. These regulations are based on often very limited field and laboratory observations and measurements ...
Dinne, Karla +3 more
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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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Compost and Legionella longbeachae : an emerging infection? [PDF]
, 2015 Human disease caused by Legionella species is dominated by Legionella pneumophila, the main causative agent in cases of Legionnaires’ disease. However, other species are known to cause infection, for example, Legionella longbeachae causes an equivalent ...
Beattie, Tara K., Currie, Sandra L.
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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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Prevalence study of . contamination in ferries and cruise ships [PDF]
, 2006 Background In the last years, international traffic volume has significantly increased, raising the risk for acquisition of infectious diseases. Among travel-associated infections, increased incidence of legionellosis has been reported among travellers ...
Masia Maria +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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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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Editorial: Legionella pneumophila-transmission, pathogenesis, host-pathogen interaction, prevention and treatment [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyMarta Palusińska-Szysz +2 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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