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When Diarrhea Can Become Deadly: Legionnaires’ Disease Complicated by Bowel Obstruction

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2016
Legionnaires’ disease may present with a broad spectrum of illnesses and nonspecific extrapulmonary symptoms including diarrhea. To our knowledge, bowel obstruction has not been reported as a manifestation of Legionella.
Wesley Prichard, Laurel Fick
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Potential Association of Legionnaires’ Disease with Hot Spring Water, Hot Springs National Park and Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA, 2018–2019

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Legionella pneumophila is the cause of Legionnaires’ disease, a life-threatening pneumonia that occurs after inhalation of aerosolized water containing the bacteria.
Allison E. James, Kurt Kesteloot, J. Terry Paul, Richard L. McMullen, Shirley Louie, Catherine Waters, Jennifer Dillaha, Joel Tumlison, Dirk T. Haselow, Jessica C. Smith, Sooji Lee, Troy Ritter, Claressa Lucas, Jasen Kunz, Laura A. Miller, Maria A. Said   +15 more
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Growth kinetics of environmental Legionella pneumophila isolated from industrial wastewater [PDF]

, 2020
Wastewater treatment plants are environmental niches for Legionella pneumophila, the most commonly identified causative agent of severe pneumonia known as Legionnaire's disease. In the present study, Legionella pneumophila's concentrations were monitored
Caicedo, C., Nogueira, R., Rosenwinkel, K-H., Verstraete, Willy   +3 more
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Multistate analysis of prospective Legionnaires' disease cluster detection using SaTScan, 2011-2015.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Detection of clusters of Legionnaires' disease, a leading waterborne cause of pneumonia, is challenging. Clusters vary in size and scope, are associated with a diverse range of aerosol-producing devices, including exposures such as whirlpool spas and ...
Chris Edens, Nisha B Alden, Richard N Danila, Mary-Margaret A Fill, Paul Gacek, Alison Muse, Erin Parker, Tasha Poissant, Patricia A Ryan, Chad Smelser, Melissa Tobin-D'Angelo, Stephanie J Schrag   +11 more
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Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak on a Merchant Vessel, Indian Ocean, Australia, 2015

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
Two cases of Legionnaires’ disease and 1 of Pontiac fever occurred among the crew of a merchant ship operating off the shores of Australia. PCR assays identified potential sources in the ship’s cabins.
Timothy J.J. Inglis, Chantal Spittle, Hilary Carmichael, Jaala Downes, Marilina Chiari, Adrian McQueen-Mason, Adam J. Merritt, Meredith Hodge, Ronan J. Murray, Gary K. Dowse   +9 more
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Are liquids an efficient vehicle of healthcare associated infections? A review of reported cases in Italy (2000- 2014) [PDF]

, 2016
INTRODUCTION: In the field of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs), one of the most reported, studied and discussed sources of infections is water, partly due to its controllability, but also because healthcare facilities, especially hospitals ...
D'Alessandro, Daniela, Napoli, Christian, Nusca, Assunta   +2 more
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Long-term impacts of Legionnaires’ disease on health and wellbeing: rationale, study design and baseline findings of a matched cohort study (LongLEGIO)

Swiss Medical Weekly
BACKGROUND 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.
Melina Bigler, Malina Vaucher, Manuel Wiederkehr, Sophia Brülisauer, Werner C. Albrich, Sarah Dräger, Valentin Gisler, Isabel Akers, Daniel Mäusezahl   +8 more
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Risk Factors for Legionella longbeachae Legionnaires’ Disease, New Zealand

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Legionella longbeachae, found in soil and compost-derived products, is a globally underdiagnosed cause of Legionnaires’ disease. We conducted a case–control study of L. longbeachae Legionnaires’ disease in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Emma Kenagy, Patricia C. Priest, Claire M. Cameron, Debbie Smith, Pippa Scott, Vicki Cho, Peter Mitchell, David R. Murdoch   +7 more
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Clusters of Healthcare-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease in Two Hospitals of Central Greece

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2018
Healthcare-associated Legionnaires’ disease often leads to fatal respiratory tract infection among hospitalized patients. In this report, three cases of Legionnaires’ disease among patients in two different hospitals (Hospital A and Hospital B) were ...
Maria A. Kyritsi, Varvara A. Mouchtouri, Anna Katsiafliaka, Foteini Kolokythopoulou, Elias Plakokefalos, Vasileios Nakoulas, George Rachiotis, Christos Hadjichristodoulou   +7 more
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Cerebellar involvement that occurred during treatment of Legionella pneumonia: A case report [PDF]

, 2013
Legionnaires’ disease can appear with different levels of severity. A case of a previously healthy lady with communityacquiredpneumonia who progressed to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and developed cerebellar dysfunctionis reported.
Canan Agalar, Ozlem Alici
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