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Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in Murcia, Spain
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 An explosive outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease occurred in Murcia, Spain, in July 2001. More than 800 suspected cases were reported; 449 of these cases were confirmed, which made this the world’s largest outbreak of the disease reported to date. Dates of
Ana García-Fulgueiras +12 more
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Legionella Pneumophila: A Continuing Threat [PDF]
, 1986 Legionnaires\u27 Disease has been a continuing source of concern to researchers and to medical personnel. As a result of the questions regarding how it is spread, innkeepers must take certain precautions to protect their property and their guests.
Bellucci, Elio C., Marshall, Anthony G.
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Frontiers in MedicineLegionnaires' disease (LD) is a serious type of pneumonia, typically contracted by susceptible people through the inhalation of aerosols contaminated with Legionella pneumophila (Lp).
Marilena La Sorda +24 more
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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
Mentasti, M., Mentasti, M.
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, 2007 The incidence of legionnaires’ disease (LD) seems to increase with age, particularly in males [36]. It was considered an infrequent cause of pneumonia in the past, but it currently ranks second to pneumococcus in the list of etiologic agents of severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) of bacterial origin [2, 24, 60, 89]. Considering less severe cases,
Roig, J., Sabria, M., Castella, X.
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Acute Legionnaires’ Disease–Associated Complete Heart Block
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical CasesLegionnaires’ disease is a systemic disease caused by Legionella species that predominantly affects the lungs; however, extrapulmonary manifestations including cardiac involvement have been reported. We present a case of a 79-year-old woman who presented
Iriagbonse Asemota +4 more
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Legionnaires' Disease with Facial Nerve Palsy
Case Reports in Medicine, 2011 Legionnaires' disease is primarily a pneumonic process caused by Legionella pneumophilia, a gram-negative aerobic bacillus but also has multiple system involvement.
Shailesh R. Basani +2 more
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Legionella‐induced dysarthria and rhabdomyolysis with acute renal failure achieving recovery
Clinical Case ReportsKey Clinical Message Legionnaires' disease, often presenting as pneumonia, can uncommonly manifest with extrapulmonary symptoms such as cerebellar involvement and rhabdomyolysis.
Husam El Sharu +2 more
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Development of an indirect sandwich ELISA for detection of urinary antigen, using Legionella pneumophila PAL protein [PDF]
, 2014 Legionella pneumophila peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein (PAL) protein is an extremely conserved antigen among Legionella species. In this study, rabbit and rat anti-PAL immunoglobulin G antibodies were produced by immunization with purified ...
Alvandi, Amirhooshang. +5 more
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Risk assessment for Legionella in building water systems [PDF]
, 2003 Victori
Bentham, Richard Henry
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