| Prevalence of legionellosis among adults: a study of community-acquired pneumonia in France. | |
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PMID: 3692603 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Over a 24-month period, 274 patients with community-acquired pneumonia were hospitalized in Departments of Medicine at hospitals in Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, and Toulouse. Etiology of the pneumonia was determined either by organism identification or by indirect immunofluorescence in only 139 cases (51%). The most frequently isolated etiological agents were Streptococcus pneumoniae (34 cases), Legionella pneumophila (29 cases) and Mycoplasma pneumoniae (24 cases). The majority of patients with legionellosis were male (79%), middle aged (mean age: 53 years), and living in urban areas (69%). Their clinical features were atypical and did not differ from those of other pneumonias. Four patients with legionellosis (13.8%) died. L. pneumophila was isolated directly in only three instances. The study confirms the high prevalence of legionellosis (20%) among pneumonias of identified etiology. The fact that these cases had an atypical clinical presentation and that isolation of the organism was difficult reinforce the need to apply the CDC criteria for the interpretation of positive serological titers. |
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Authors:
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J Aubertin; F Dabis; J Fleurette; N Bornstein; R Salamon; E Brottier; J Brune; P Vincent; J Migueres; A Jover |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Infection Volume: 15 ISSN: 0300-8126 ISO Abbreviation: Infection Publication Date: 1987 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1988-02-24 Completed Date: 1988-02-24 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0365307 Medline TA: Infection Country: GERMANY, WEST |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 328-31 Citation Subset: IM |
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Clinique Médicale et des Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Pellegrin, CHU de Bordeaux. |
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Age Factors Female France Humans Legionellosis / epidemiology* Male Middle Aged Pneumonia / etiology* Sex Factors |
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