[an outbreak of legionellosis in a nursery]. | we experienced an outbreak of legionellosis in infants for the first time in japan. in fukushima prefecture wakamatsu nursery, the patients who had respiratory symptoms of cough, wheeze and fever appeared one after another from the middle of june, 2002. we suspected that an outbreak of legionellosis had occurred and then carried out urinary antigen detection of legionella pneumophila. as a result, 8 patients were positive. they consisted of 5 boys and 3 girls, and ranged in age from 11 months to ... | 2004 | 15211862 |