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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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 ...
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Cloning and periplasmic expression of peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein (PAL) protein of Legionella pneumophila in Escherichia coli [PDF]
, 2010 Introduction and objective: Legionella pneumophila, the etiological agent of Legionnaires’ disease, is an important cause of both community-acquired and nosocomial pneumonia; therefore, rapid diagnosis and early antibiotic treatment of pneumonia are ...
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Risk assessment for Legionella in building water systems [PDF]
, 2003 Victori
Bentham, Richard Henry
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Needs Assessment: Veterans in Southwest Pennsylvania [PDF]
, 2015 This assessment by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) finds that Southwest Pennsylvania veterans are struggling with issues pertaining to education, access to benefits and economic security immediately after leaving military service.
Katherine Kidder, Phillip Carter
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International Journal of Infectious DiseasesObjectives: The effectiveness of monotherapy and combination therapy with quinolones and macrolides for treating Legionnaires’ disease remains uncertain; this study aimed to assess the comparative effectiveness of three treatment approaches.
Satoshi Kutsuna +3 more
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Towards energy efficient and healthy buildings: an overview how (not) to get a Legionella pneumophila infection [PDF]
, 2016 The total energy demand of energy efficient buildings raised some questions about the production of domestic hot water (DHW). One of the main reasons for the high energy demand is that DHW is produced, stored and distributed at temperatures above 55°C to
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