The public health implications of a sporadic case of culture-proven Legionnaires' disease
| Autor: | Megan, Young, Helen, Smith, Bruce, Gray, Ben, Huang, Jackie, Barten, Chris, Towner, Sandy, Plowman, Baharak, Afshar, Bahavak, Afshar, Norman, Fry, Barry, Blair, John, Savill, Bradley, McCall |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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medicine.medical_specialty biology business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Outbreak Context (language use) Disease Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Legionella pneumophila respiratory tract diseases Community-Acquired Infections Environmental health medicine Humans Legionnaires' disease Public Health Queensland Legionnaires' Disease business Pneumonia (non-human) |
| Zdroj: | Australian and New Zealand journal of public health. 29(6) |
| ISSN: | 1326-0200 |
| Popis: | Legionella pneumophila is an important cause of community-acquired pneumonia. Domestic sources of infection have been increasingly recognised among community-acquired cases. This report summarises the public health investigations and management of a single community-acquired case of Legionnaires' disease in Queensland, commenced in the context of a suspected outbreak. Legionellae from the case's domestic water supply were indistinguishable from the clinical isolate. The implications for future investigation of sporadic cases are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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