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Distribution of<i>Legionella</i>Species and Serogroups Isolated by Culture in Patients with Sporadic Community‐Acquired Legionellosis: An International Collaborative Survey
The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2002 · Vol. 186(1) · pp. 127–128
Victor L. Yu✉(Veterans Health Administration)Joseph F. Plouffe(The Ohio State University)Maddalena Castellani Pastoris(Istituto Superiore di Sanità)Janet E. Stout(Veterans Health Administration)Mona Schousboe(Canterbury Health Laboratories)Andreas F. Widmer(Kantonsspital Baselland)James T. Summersgill(University of Louisville)Thomas M. File(Northeast Ohio Medical University)Christopher H. Heath(Royal Perth Hospital)David L. Paterson(Princess Alexandra Hospital)A Chereshsky(Building Research Association of New Zealand)
Abstract
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.
Legionella and Acanthamoeba researchAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityNeutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative MechanismsLegionellaLegionnaires' diseaseMicrobiologyLegionella pneumophilaSerotypeBiologyVirologyBacteria
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AustraliaHumansItalyLegionellaLegionellosisNew ZealandProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSerotypingSwitzerlandUnited StatesLegionella pneumophilaCommunity-Acquired Infections
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