| prevalence of antibody to legionella pneumophila in middle-aged and elderly americans. | an indirect fluorescent antibody (ifa) test was used to establish the background prevalence of antibody to legionella pneumophila in single serum specimens from 1,143 persons. the serum specimens had been obtained from volunteers 46 years of age and older who were not acutely ill and who resided in the areas of atlanta, georgia; washington, d.c.; houston, texas; and rochester, new york. the overall prevalence of seropositivity (reciprocal titer, greater than or equal to 64) was 1.7%. the prevale ... | 1979 | 393779 |
| [legionnaires' disease (author's transl)]. | the epidemic of respiratory disease (legionnaires' disease) occurred after the american legion convention between 21-24 july 1976 in philadelphia, usa, similar epidemics occurred previously with unknown etiology in the usa and in england with similar clinical symptoms and pathological findings of the disease, the isolated etiological agent, its morphology culture, pathological findings in laboratory animals, serological and immunofluorescent test, the proposed term for the causative organism (le ... | 1979 | 554002 |
| isolation of legionella pneumophila from nonepidemic-related aquatic habitats. | continuous centrifugation of large volumes of water from natural southeastern lakes allowed quantitative detection of legionella pneumophila by direct immunofluorescent staining. positive samples were injected intraperitoneally into guinea pigs, and the l. pneumophila were isolated and identified by their morphological, cultural, physiological, and serological characteristics. | 1979 | 384910 |
| surveillance for legionnaires' disease. risk factors for morbidity and mortality. | to augment available information about the epidemiology of legionnaires' disease, we analyzed data reported to the passive surveillance system at the centers for disease control and prevention, atlanta, ga, from 1980 through 1989. | 1994 | 7979837 |
| legionnaires' disease outbreak at an atlanta, georgia, country club: evidence for spread from an evaporative condenser. | during july 1978 an outbreak of legionnaires' disease characterized by high fever, prostration, and pneumonia occurred at an atlanta, georgia, country club. all eight cases involved club members whose primary club activity was golfing. the degree of golfing activity during the likely exposure period was a risk factor for acquiring the illness. legionella pneumophila was isolated from the evaporative condenser within the clubhouse. the fact that the stream of air blowing from the exhaust duct of ... | 1980 | 7377185 |