Legionnaires’ disease and gardening

Monochloramine and Legionnaires' disease

egionnaires’ disease was first recognized in 1976 during an outbreak among attendees at an American Legion convention. The disease is a form of pneumonia caused by bacteria of the genus Legionella. Legionella thrives at warm temperatures (25–42oC [77–108oF]). It lives inside biofilm in aquatic environments, usually as an intracellular parasite of amoebae.1 This lifestyle protects it from disinf...

Legionnaires disease and HIV infection.

STUDY OBJECTIVES To compare the outcome of Legionnaires disease (LD) in patients with and without HIV infection. DESIGN Retrospective review of clinical charts. SETTING Six hundred-bed university hospital. PATIENTS We studied the clinical findings of 64 patients without HIV and 15 patients with HIV. Patients with a serologic diagnosis only were not included. Patients with previous immunos...

What is Legionnaires' Disease?

A Case Report of Severe Legionnaires’ Disease in Tehran, Iran

Legionella pneumophila is a thin, aerobic, Gram-negative, pathogenic bacillus and the leading cause of Legionnaires’ disease (LD) in human, especially those with high risk conditions including immune system disorders or chronic lung diseases. The mortality rate of LD has been reported to be 60% or higher in inappropriately treated cases. Investigating the prevalence of L. pneumophila and identi...

Legionnaires' disease in England and Wales.