| 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 |
| a fifth serogroup of legionella pneumophila. | | 1980 | 7396318 |
| hospital characteristics associated with colonization of water systems by legionella and risk of nosocomial legionnaires' disease: a cohort study of 15 hospitals. | to investigate an increase in reports of legionnaires' disease by multiple hospitals in san antonio, texas, and to study risk factors for nosocomial transmission of legionnaires' disease and determinants for legionella colonization of hospital hot-water systems. | 1999 | 10614602 |
| a 1957 outbreak of legionnaires' disease associated with a meat packing plant. | retrospective study shows that a 1957 outbreak of pneumonia in austin, minnesota, was legionnaires' disease. between june 7 and august 9, 1957, 78 persons were hospitalized with acute respiratory disease of unknown cause. most had fever, headache, cough, and pneumonitis; two died. ages ranged from 14-83 years; half of the patients were aged 55 years or older. eighty-seven per cent were men. there were no secondary cases. forty-six (59%) of the 78 patients were employees at a local meat packing p ... | 1983 | 6823953 |
| nosocomial legionnaires' disease: aspiration as a primary mode of disease acquisition. | nosocomial legionnaires' disease remains a significant problem with many unresolved questions regarding transmission of legionella organisms to patients. we performed a case-control and environmental study to identify risk factors and modes of transmission of legionella infection during an outbreak of nosocomial legionnaires' disease in a military medical center. | 1993 | 8328493 |
| clinical utility of testing for legionella pneumonia in central texas. | legionella pneumophila is an uncommon cause of community-acquired pneumonia in the south central region of the united states, and regular testing may not be cost effective in areas of low incidence. | 2017 | 27739904 |
| fatal legionellosis after water birth, texas, usa, 2014. | in 2014, a fatal infection with legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 occurred in a neonate after a water birth. the death highlighted the need for infection control education, client awareness, and standardization of cleaning procedures in texas midwife facilities. | 2015 | 25531804 |