Severe Legionnaires’ disease [PDF]
Annals of Intensive CareBackground Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is a common but under-diagnosed cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), although rapid detection of urine antigen testing (UAT) and advances in molecular testing have improved the diagnosis. LD entails intensive
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Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials, 2018 Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by Legionella species which are ubiquitous in both natural and man-made environments. It causes high morbidity and case fatality rates.
Haluk Erdoğan
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Case report: The value of early application of mNGS technology in the diagnosis and treatment of severe Legionnaires’ disease: reports of two cases with different outcomes [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundLegionnaires’ disease has a high clinical mortality rate, and early diagnosis and treatment are critical. Increasing evidence shows that metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) has excellent potential for the early identification of ...
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Swiss Medical WeeklyBACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Is there a post-acute infection syndrome for Legionnaires’ disease? Legionnaires’ disease is a form of primarily community-acquired pneumonia caused by Legionella spp. bacteria.
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Physicians’ degree of awareness regarding the risks, clinical practices, and management challenges of nosocomial legionnaires’ disease: A cross-sectional study from two Ethiopian hospitals [PDF]
SAGE Open MedicineObjectives: Legionella pneumophila is a waterborne bacterium known to cause Legionnaires’ disease, a severe form of pneumonia particularly affecting older and immune compromised individuals.
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Legionnaires' disease on azithromycin leading to lofty liver levels [PDF]
IDCasesLegionnaires' disease is a serious, life-threatening pneumonia caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila. Legionella is a gram-negative bacillus transmitted via inhalation of water droplets, usually from air conditioners or hot tubs.
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A community outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Geneva, Switzerland, June to September 2017 [PDF]
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2018 PURPOSE Eight confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease were identified at the Geneva University Hospitals between 28 July 2017 and 02 August 2017, leading to a detailed outbreak investigation.
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Arthritis & Rheumatism, 1979 THIS report describes a fatal case of Legionnaires' disease and concomitant Mycoplasma pneumonia complicated by disseminated intravascular coagulation. Report of a Case A 55-year-old man had shaking chills, a temperature of 39.4 °C, a nonproductive cough, slight sore throat, but no rhinitis or myalgia two weeks before admission to his local hospital ...
T W, Steele, D J, Merry, J L, Pitt
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Incidence of Legionnaires' Disease among Travelers Visiting Hotels in Germany, 2015-2019. [PDF]
Emerg Infect Dis, 2023 Buchholz U, Brodhun B, Lehfeld AS.
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Implementation of molecular techniques in the diagnosis of legionnaires’ disease and in the investigation of legionella outbreaks [PDF]
, 2016 Background. Legionnaires’ Disease (LD) is a mild to severe, potentially lethal, respiratory syndrome caused by members of the Legionella genus, in particular L. pneumophila serogroup (sg) 1 alone causes about 95% of culture confirmed cases. The infection
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