About one third of adults surveyed in South Australia have shown evidence of past silent
infection with Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1. However, the annual notification rate for …

Background and objective Legionella longbeachae is a predominant cause of Legionnaires'
disease in some parts of the world, particularly in Australasia. Clinical reports of L …

Legionellosis, an often-lethal pneumonia, is generally associated with contamination by
Legionella pneumophila. This bacterium can persist in the environment and resist chemical …

Water was cultured from 39 of 48 hospitals (7 Halifax hospitals and 32 non-Halifax hospitals)
in the province of Nova Scotia and from 90 residences (74 private dwellings, 16 apartments) …

The genetic relatedness of Legionella longbeachae isolated in Australia since 1987 was
investigated by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis and allozyme …

A 63-year-old man was admitted to the respiratory intensive care unit for pneumonia. Fifteen
years earlier, hairy cell leukemia had been diagnosed and the patient underwent …

The technique of Curie-point pyrolysis-mass spectrometry was applied to a study of six
species of the family Legionellaceae. The mass spectrum of the decomposition products of …

Legionella longbeachae serogroup 1 was isolated from the respiratory secretions of two
patients with community‐acquired pneumonia. One patient had a mild infection without …

抄録 An 81-year-old female with fever, anterior chest pain and relative bradycardia due to
Legionella longbeachae serogroups 1 and 2 pneumonia is reported. The diagnosis was …