Legionnaires' disease is an important cause of community-acquired and hospital-acquired
pneumonia. Although uncommon, Legionnaires' disease continues to cause disease …

Legionnaires' disease (LD) is an often severe and potentially fatal form of bacterial
pneumonia caused by an extensive list of Legionella species. These ubiquitous freshwater …

Background The number of reported cases of Legionnaires' disease, a severe pneumonia
caused by the bacterium Legionella, is increasing in the United States. During 2000–2014 …

El crecimiento de la población mundial ha incrementado la demanda de agua, por otro lado,
el cambio climático nos muestra que las fuentes de agua que antes eran seguras …

Since the establishment of sequence-based typing as the gold standard for DNA-based
typing of Legionella pneumophila, the Legionella laboratory at the Centers for Disease …

ABSTRACT Sequence-based typing (SBT), analogous to multilocus sequence typing
(MLST), is the current “gold standard” typing method for investigation of legionellosis …

The increases in per capita water consumption, coupled in part with global climate change
have resulted in increased demands on available freshwater resources. Therefore, the …

Coinciding with major changes to its municipal water system, Flint, MI, endured
Legionnaires' disease outbreaks in 2014 and 2015. By sampling premise plumbing in Flint …

Legionella pneumophila was first recognized as a cause of severe and potentially fatal
pneumonia during a large-scale outbreak of Legionnaires' disease (LD) at a Pennsylvania …

Legionella pneumophila is the primary etiologic agent of legionellosis, a potentially fatal
respiratory illness. Amongst the sixteen described L. pneumophila serogroups, a majority of …