| legionnaires' disease: a rare entity in puerto rico? | legionnaires' disease is a severe, often fatal pneumonia, caused by legionella pneumophila. its incidence is reported about 6%. in puerto rico, there is no data available of the prevalence of legionnaires' disease. a case of legionnaires' is presented as well as data to support that the prevalence in our island is higher than the reported elsewhere. | 2001 | 11776727 |
| legionellosis and legionella spp. in the waters of puerto rico. | | 1983 | 6579986 |
| abundance and distribution of legionellaceae in puerto rican waters. | waters in marine and freshwater areas of puerto rico were analyzed for the presence of legionella spp. by direct fluorescent antibody assay with guinea pig confirmation. several species, including l. bozemanii, l. dumoffii, l. gormanii, l. longbeachae, l. micdadei, and l. pneumophila, were widely distributed among all sites. legionellaceae, including l. pneumophila, were found in high densities in water collected in the rain forest from epiphytes in trees 30 ft. (about 9.25 m) above the ground. ... | 1987 | 3314710 |
| legionella spp. in puerto rico cooling towers. | water samples from air conditioning cooling towers receiving different treatment protocols on five large municipal buildings in san juan, p.r., were assayed for various legionella spp. and serogroups by using direct immunofluorescence. several water quality parameters were also measured for each sample. guinea pigs were inoculated with water samples to confirm pathogenicity and recover viable organisms. legionella pneumophila serogroups 1 to 6, l. bozemanii, l. micdadei, l. dumoffii, and l. gorm ... | 1988 | 3202625 |