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Public health and economic costs of investigating a suspected outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. [PDF]

, 2007
This paper provides one of the first assessments of the burden of both the public health investigation and the economic costs associated with an apparent outbreak of Legionnaires' disease (LD) in South East London.
Harrison, TG, Heathcock, R, Joseph, CA, Lee, JV, Lock, K, Millett, C, Outbreak Control Team, Rao, G, Surman-Lee, S   +8 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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The typical presentation of an atypical pathogen during an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal, 2014

Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition), 2017
An outbreak of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, with 403 cases was identified on the 7th November 2014 in Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. Outbreak source was the wet cooling system of a local factory. Hospital Pulido Valente was one of the hospitals receiving patients with Legionnaires' disease (LD).We describe the clinical findings and diagnostic ...
Dias, A., Cysneiros, A., Lopes, F. T., von Amann, B., Costa, C., Dionísio, P., Carvalho, J., Durão, V., Carvalho, G., Paula, F., Serrado, M., Nunes, B., Marques, T., Froes, F., Bárbara, C.   +14 more
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Cluster of legionnaires’ disease in an Italian prison [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Legionella pneumophila (Lp) is the most common etiologic agent causing Legionnaires’ Disease (LD). Water systems offer the best growth conditions for Lp and support its spread by producing aerosols.
Cala C., Capra G., Di Carlo P., Distefano S. A., Fasciana T., Giammanco A., Mascarella C., Palermo M., Rampulla A.   +8 more
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Legionnaires’ disease in the time of COVID-19

Pneumonia, 2021
Due to similarities in initial disease presentation, clinicians may be inclined to repeatedly test community-acquired pneumonia cases for COVID-19 before recognizing the need to test for Legionnaires’ disease.
Kelsie Cassell, J Lucian Davis, Ruth Berkelman   +2 more
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Probable Person-to-Person Transmission of Legionnaires’ Disease [PDF]

, 2016
Correspondence to the Editor.Legionnaires’ disease is an often severe form of pneumonia that is typically acquired by susceptible persons (e.g., elderly persons and smokers) through inhalation of aerosols that contain legionella species.1-4 A cluster of ...
Almeida, Sónia, Antunes, Delfina M., Borges, Vítor, Capucho, Rui, Correia, Ana M., Ferreira, Joana S., Gomes, Bernardo, Gomes, João Paulo, Gonçalves, Jorge, Gonçalves, Paulo, Guerreiro, Marta, Machado, Jorge, Mendes, Ana, Nunes, Alexandra, Sampaio, Daniel A., Simões, Maria João, Vieira, Luís   +16 more
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Community-acquired Legionnaires' disease at a medical center in northern Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2019
Background/purpose: Legionella pneumophila had been recognized as an important pathogen for community-acquired pneumonia. We aimed to investigate clinical features and outcomes of patients with Legionnaires' disease at a tertiary medical center in ...
Wei-Fang Kao, Jann-Tay Wang, Wang-Huei Sheng, Yee-Chun Chen   +3 more
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Legionella pneumonia in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada: a case series

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2016
Background Legionella pneumophila, a major cause of Legionnaires’ disease, accounts for 2–15 % of all community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization and up to 30 % of community-acquired pneumonia requiring intensive care unit admission.
Stephanie Cargnelli, Jeff Powis, Jennifer L. Y. Tsang   +2 more
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Legionnaires’ disease: A critical report of the pneumonia of unknown origin outbreak in Argentina

Global Biosecurity, 2022
An outbreak of pneumonia of unknown origin was identified in a health facility in Tucumán, Argentina in August 2022. Initial laboratory testing has suggested Legionella pneumophila and Legionella spp.
Evangeline Reiko Kenrick Gardiner, Adriana Notaras, Mohana Priya Kunasekaran, Ashley Quigley   +3 more
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