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Detection of Legionella by quantitative-polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) for monitoring and risk assessment [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Culture and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays for the detection of Legionella were compared on samples from a residential area before and after two interventions.
Krøjgaard, Louise H. +3 more
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Legionella and legionnaires' disease: An overview
Journal of Acute Disease, 2019 Legionellosis is the generic term used to describe infections caused by different varieties of Legionella spp., including Legionnaires’ disease (LD), a severe and potentially fatal form of pneumonia, and Pontiac fever, a self-limited flu-like illness ...
Nabi Jomehzadeh +3 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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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2016 Cerebral and cerebellar symptoms are frequently associated with Legionnaires’ disease. However, corresponding brain lesions are difficult to demonstrate using either computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Hiromitsu Ohta +5 more
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Sequence-based typing to identify novel Polymorphisms among Legionella Pneumophila isolates in Western Pennsylvania [PDF]
, 2016 Legionella pneumophila is a gram-negative bacterium that can cause two types of human illness, Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever. The goal of this study was to determine the sequence types (STs) for several L.
Bixler, Brooke
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Intra-species and inter-kingdom signaling of Legionella pneumophila [PDF]
, 2017 The ubiquitous Gram-negative bacterium Legionella pneumophila parasitizes environ mental amoebae and, upon inhalation, replicates in alveolar macrophages, thus causing a life-threatening pneumonia called "Legionnaires' disease." The opportunistic ...
Hilbi, Hubert, Hochstrasser, Ramon
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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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Climate change and water-related infectious diseases [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Water-related, including waterborne, diseases remain important sources of morbidity and mortality worldwide, but particularly in developing countries.
Heaviside, Clare +2 more
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Clinical and Translational Discovery, Volume 5, Issue 4, August 2025.
Chitra Ravi +2 more
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A community outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Geneva, Switzerland, June to September 2017
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.
Marie-Céline Zanella +12 more
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