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Research & Reviews 65 results

Enhancement of Culture of Legionella longbeachae from Respiratory Samples by Use of Imm...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7587110
Journal of Clinical Microbiology; Mohammadi A, Chambers ST et. al.

Aug 20th, 2020 - Legionella longbeachae is the commonest Legionella species identified in patients with community-acquired pneumonia in New Zealand. Isolation of the organism on culture is the gold standard for the diagnosis of Legionnaires disease, but it has poo...

Green waste compost as potential reservoirs of Legionella in the Netherlands.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2020.05.018
Clinical Microbiology and Infection : the Official Public... Huss A, Derks LAN et. al.

May 29th, 2020 - Legionella is a bacterial species able to cause influenza-like illness (Pontiac fever) or severe pneumonia (Legionnaires disease, LD). We assessed Legionella presence and concentration in composting facilities in The Netherlands. A total of 142 sa...

Legionnaires Disease Death Linked to Home Water Contamination.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.3495
JAMA Kuehn BM

Apr 14th, 2020 - Legionnaires Disease Death Linked to Home Water Contamination.|2020|Kuehn BM,|

Legionnaires Disease Surveillance in US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Faciliti...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6324594
JAMA Network Open; Gamage SD, Ambrose M et. al.

Jan 15th, 2019 - Legionnaires disease (LD) incidence is increasing in the United States. Health care facilities are a high-risk setting for transmission of Legionella bacteria from building water systems to occupants. However, the contribution of LD in health care...

Overview and comparison of Legionella regulations worldwide.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2018.10.006
American Journal of Infection Control; Van Kenhove E, Dinne K et. al.

Jan 14th, 2019 - Legionnaires disease occurs worldwide. Many authorities have guidelines and regulations to prevent and control Legionella in water systems. These regulations are based on often very limited field and laboratory observations and measurements. They ...

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Clinicaltrials.gov 87 results

Legionnaires Disease Death Linked to Home Water Contamination.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.3495
JAMA Kuehn BM

Apr 14th, 2020 - Legionnaires Disease Death Linked to Home Water Contamination.|2020|Kuehn BM,|

Trending Clinical Topic: Legionnaires Disease
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Oct 17th, 2019 - Each week, we identify one top search term, speculate as to what caused its popularity, and provide an infographic on a related condition. If you have thoughts about what's trending and why, feel free to share them with us on Twitter or Facebook. ...

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Trending Clinical Topic: Legionnaires Disease
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Trending Clinical Topic: Legionnaires Disease
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Clinical Trends for November 2017
https://reference.medscape.com/viewarticle/885719

Nov 30th, 2017 - Each week, we identify one top search term, speculate as to what caused its popularity, and provide an infographic on a related condition. If you have thoughts about what's trending and why, feel free to share them with us on Twitter or Facebook! ...

Clinical Trends for November 2017
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Legionnaires Sickens 12 in California, Including 9 at Disneyland
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/888428

Nov 13th, 2017 - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disneyland has shut down and decontaminated two cooling towers following an outbreak of Legionnaires disease that sickened 12 people, nine of them guests or employees at the theme park in Anaheim, county health officials sa...

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