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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]

Front Med (Lausanne)
BackgroundLegionnaires’ 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 ...
Fang J, Wang Z, Shen Y, Wu X, Fang H, Sun X, Yu T, Zhang Q.   +7 more
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Legionnaires' disease on azithromycin leading to lofty liver levels. [PDF]

IDCases
Legionnaires' 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.
Modh S, Grijalva M, Krishnan V, Chacko A, Dey S, Sanjeeva PRP, Atoot A.   +6 more
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Severe Legionnaires' disease. [PDF]

Ann Intensive Care
Background 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
Rello J, Allam C, Ruiz-Spinelli A, Jarraud S.   +3 more
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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 Med
Objectives: Legionella pneumophila is a waterborne bacterium known to cause Legionnaires’ disease, a severe form of pneumonia particularly affecting older and immune compromised individuals.
Hailemichael EB, Desta AF, Taye G, Gari SR, Biadgilign S, Amogne W.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Legionnaires' disease – a qualitative study on Swiss physicians' approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2022
BACKGROUND: The number of reported cases of Legionnaires' disease has increased significantly over the last decade in Switzerland and abroad. Along with the number of cases, the volume of testing has increased as well, which has been partially ...
Fabienne B. Fischer, Michael J. Deml, Daniel Mäusezahl   +2 more
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Exposure to potting soils and compost material as potential sources of Legionella pneumophilia in Australia

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020
Legionnaires' disease is a form of atypical community-acquired pneumonia usually caused by Legionella pneumophilia, which is typically associated with exposure to tower cooling or water systems. In Australia, Legionnaires’ disease is more commonly caused
Chee H. Loh, Rajeev Soni
doaj   +1 more source

Legionnaires disease: history of the discovery, the main stages of the study pathogen and infection

Терапевтический архив, 2022
The article discusses main directions and stages of the 45 years of Legionnaires disease study. Analysis of epidemiology and laboratory diagnostics of infection show as unknown until 1976 microorganism occupied a notable niche in the etiology of severe ...
Igor S. Tartakovsky, Viktor V. Maleev
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A case of Legionnaires’ disease with severe rhabdomyolysis misdiagnosed as COVID-19

Heliyon, 2022
Background: COVID-19 case numbers have begun to rise with the recently reported Omicron variant. In the last two years, COVID-19 is the first diagnosis that comes to mind when a patient is admitted with respiratory symptoms and pulmonary ground-glass ...
Basak Sayinalp-Arslan, Ahmet Gorkem Er, Mehmet Yildirim, Banu Kilicaslan, Seda Banu Akinci, Omrum Uzun   +5 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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Legionnaires' Disease

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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