Update ofLegionellainfections
作者:
Joseph Plouffe,
Thomas File,
期刊:
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
(OVID Available online 1999)
卷期:
Volume 12,
issue 2
页码: 127-132
ISSN:0951-7375
年代: 1999
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Legionellaspp. are significant causes of both community-acquired pneumonia and nosocomial pneumonia. More than 40 species ofLegionellahave now been identified. The spectrum of disease ranges from asymptomatic infection to serious disease, with two specific syndromes identified: Legionnaire's disease and Pontiac fever. Hospital-acquired infection arises from the presence ofLegionellain the hospital water supply. The optimal approach for the detection and prevention of nosocomial infection is debatable-whether or not periodic sampling of hospital water systems should be carried out in the absence of clinical cases is controversial. Newer macrolides or newer fluoroquinolone agents are the preferred therapy for serious diseases caused byLegionella.
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