Review Global seroprevalence of legionellosis-a systematic review and meta-analysis

FF Graham, S Hales, PS White, MG Baker - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Legionella is a ubiquitous pathogen yet the global occurrence of legionellosis is poorly
understood. To address this deficit, this paper summarises the available evidence on the …

Legionella pneumophila—Virulence Factors and the Possibility of Infection in Dental Practice

J Talapko, E Frauenheim, M Juzbašić, M Tomas… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Legionella pneumophila is defined as a bacterium that can cause severe pneumonia. It is
found in the natural environment and in water, and is often found in water tanks. It can be an …

Occupational risk for Legionella infection among dental healthcare workers: meta-analysis in occupational epidemiology

S Petti, M Vitali - Bmj Open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The occupational risk for Legionella infection among dental healthcare workers
(DHCWs) is conjectured because of the risk of routine inhalation of potentially contaminated …

Legionnaires' disease in dental offices: Quantifying aerosol risks to dental workers and patients

KA Hamilton, A Kuppravalli, A Heida… - … of occupational and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Legionella pneumophila is an opportunistic bacterial respiratory pathogen that is one of the
leading causes of drinking water outbreaks in the United States. Dental offices pose a …

Can legionellosis be considered an occupational risk in the healthcare sector? A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Bongiovanni, V Colazingari, A Messineo… - Public Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives According to current knowledge about legionella transmission, healthcare
workers (HCWs) are at an increased risk of exposure. The aim of this research was to …

[PDF][PDF] A study of Legionellosis epidemiology and alternative environmental risk factors for the disease in New Zealand

FF Graham - 2024 - ourarchive.otago.ac.nz
Legionellosis is a generic term for diseases caused by Legionella bacteria, including the
most serious, Legionnaires' disease (LD), and the less serious condition of Pontiac fever …

Legionella spp. izplatība, ģenētiskā daudzveidība un virulences potenciāls. Promocijas darbs

O Valciņa - 2023 - dspace.rsu.lv
Legionella spp. ir viens no nozīmīgākajiem ar ūdeni saistītajiem patogēniem, kas var izraisīt
gan novēršamus uzliesmojumus, gan sporādiskus gadījumus. Leģionellu izplatīšanās notiek …

Monitoring of Legionella spp. in the waterways of medical institutions

V Stoeva, A Kevorkyan, I Tomova… - Journal of IMAB …, 2022 - journal-imab-bg.org
Purpose: To monitor the presence of legionella bacteria in the water supply system of
medical institutions in order to optimize the recommendations for the quality of water used …

Clinical Utility of Urinary Antigen Test and Molecular Method for Detection of Legionella Pneumophila.

SA Gauad, TR Abdulrahman… - Iraqi Journal of …, 2018 - search.ebscohost.com
Background: Legionella pneumophila (L. pneumophila) is gram-negative bacterium, which
causes Legionnaires' disease as well as Pontiac fever. Objective: To determine the …

[PDF][PDF] Clinical utility of urinary antigen test and molecular method for detection of Legionella pneumophila. Iraqi JMS. 2018; 16 (2): 207-215. doi: 10.22578

SA Gauad, TR Abdulrahman, AK Muhamad, AA Jawad… - IJMS - iasj.net
Background Legionella pneumophila (L. pneumophila) is gram-negative bacterium, which
causes Legionnaires' disease as well as Pontiac fever. Objective To determine the …