Legionnaires' Disease in Elderly People: The First Sign of an Outbreak in the Community?
| Autor: | V. Peiris, W. Zawistowicz, D. N. Hutchinson, D. Bradley, S. N. H. Naqvi, M. K. D. Prasad, S. Sivayoham |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Aging medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Disease Legionella pneumophila Disease Outbreaks Diagnosis Differential Community-acquired pneumonia Water Supply medicine Humans Elderly people Intensive care medicine Aged Aged 80 and over biology business.industry Medical screening Outbreak General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification respiratory tract diseases Pneumonia Legionnaires' disease Legionnaires' Disease Geriatrics and Gerontology Water Microbiology business |
| Zdroj: | Age and Ageing. 21:451-455 |
| ISSN: | 1468-2834 0002-0729 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/ageing/21.6.451 |
| Popis: | Legionella pneumophila is responsible for up to 5% of cases of community-acquired pneumonia and mainly affects people aged over 50 years. The confirmation of legionellosis in two elderly patients living close to each other prompted a search for other cases. A total of eleven subjects with legionnaires' disease was recognized. The clinical findings are described and the diagnosis of legionellosis is discussed. Environmental investigations pointed to a cooling tower in the local town centre as the probable source of infection. |
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