Legionnaires' disease (LD)(Legionella) is a common cause of community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP) in those requiring hospitalization. Geographical variation in the …

Introduction: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are the leading infectious disease
cause of death in the world and the fifth overall cause of death. From an epidemiological …

Legionella is a genus of pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria responsible for a serious
disease known as legionellosis, which is transmitted via inhalation of this pathogen in …

Despite improvements in the clinical management of patients with community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP) over the last decade, the incidence of the condition remains high …

Background There is only limited information on mortality over extended periods in
hospitalized patients with pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We aimed …

Purpose: Microbial keratitis (MK) is a major cause of corneal blindness worldwide.
Variations in season and temperature can affect MK incidence due to specific causative …

CAP continues to be an important infection because of its impact on patient outcomes
especially in the elderly and immunocompromised hosts. The availability of new antibiotics …

Background Climate variables impact human health and in an era of climate change, there
is a pressing need to understand these relationships to best inform how such impacts are …

Lower respiratory infections, including pneumonia, are among the top 10-causes of death
according to the World Health Organization, causing 3.2 million deaths worldwide in 2015. 1 …

Background Pneumonia is common in stroke patients and is associated with worse clinical
outcomes. Prevalence of stroke-associated pneumonia varies between studies, and reasons …