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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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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 +7 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 +9 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 A biologic wastewater treatment plant was identified as a common source for 2 consecutive Legionnaires’ disease clusters in the Netherlands in 2016 and 2017.
Anna D. Loenenbach +11 more
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Risk for Travel-associated Legionnaires’ Disease, Europe, 2009
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012 Legionnaires’ disease is underreported in Europe; notification rates differ substantially among countries. Approximately 20% of reported cases are travel-associated.
Julien Beauté +2 more
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Legionnaires’ Disease and Use of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Αlpha Inhibitors: A Forthcoming Problem?
Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2013 Aim: To establish a review in the current literature and to analyze the relation Legionnaires’ disease – TNF-α inhibitors, in order to estimate the real indications for such connection.Material and Methods: The electronic data for PubMed and Google Scholar have been searched, according to the vocabulary: legionellosis, epidemiology, outbreak ...
Zorica Nanovic, Milena Petrovska
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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. +14 more
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Infection of cultured human endothelial cells by Legionella pneumophila. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2008 Legionella pneumophila is a gram-negative pathogen that causes a severe pneumonia known as Legionnaires' disease. Here, we demonstrate for the first time that L. pneumophila infects and grows within cultured human endothelial cells. Endothelial infection
Lucius Chiaraviglio +2 more
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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.
Joseph, CA +8 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 +3 more
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