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Distribution of Legionella species and serogroups isolated by culture in patients with sporadic community-acquired legionellosis: an international collaborative survey.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12089674     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This international collaborative survey identified culture-confirmed legionellosis in 508 patients with sporadic community-acquired legionellosis. Legionella pneumophila constituted 91.5% of the isolates. Serogroup 1 was the predominant serogroup (84.2%), and serogroups 2-13 (7.4%) accounted for the remaining serogroups. The Legionella species most commonly isolated were L. longbeachae (3.9%) and L. bozemanii (2.4%), followed by L. micdadei, L. dumoffii, L. feeleii, L. wadsworthii, and L. anisa (2.2% combined). L. longbeachae constituted 30.4% of the community-acquired Legionella isolates in Australia and New Zealand.
Authors:
Victor L Yu; Joseph F Plouffe; Maddalena Castellani Pastoris; Janet E Stout; Mona Schousboe; Andreas Widmer; James Summersgill; Thomas File; Christopher M Heath; David L Paterson; Annette Chereshsky
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2002-05-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of infectious diseases     Volume:  186     ISSN:  0022-1899     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Infect. Dis.     Publication Date:  2002 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-06-28     Completed Date:  2002-08-01     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0413675     Medline TA:  J Infect Dis     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  127-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Infectious Disease Section, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15240, USA. vly+@pitt.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Australia
Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
Humans
Italy
Legionella / classification,  isolation & purification*
Legionella pneumophila / classification,  isolation & purification
Legionellosis / microbiology*
New Zealand
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Serotyping
Switzerland
United States

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