We report a case of Legionella pneumonia in a patient with psoriasis. The clinical strain had an identical PFGE pattern of 1 subtype of L. pneumophila serogroup 1 isolated at low concentration in a sporting club bath. Diagnostic, clinical and epidemiological aspects are discussed for their relevant public health implications.
Epidemiological investigation on a suggestive case of Legionella pneumonia and public health implications / Borella, Paola; Marchesi, Isabella; S., Boccia; R., Amore; R., Cagarelli; Casolari, Chiara; P., Marchegiano. - In: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 0036-5548. - STAMPA. - 38:8(2006), pp. 725-728. [10.1080/00365540500488881]
Epidemiological investigation on a suggestive case of Legionella pneumonia and public health implications
BORELLA, Paola;MARCHESI, Isabella;CASOLARI, Chiara;
2006
Abstract
We report a case of Legionella pneumonia in a patient with psoriasis. The clinical strain had an identical PFGE pattern of 1 subtype of L. pneumophila serogroup 1 isolated at low concentration in a sporting club bath. Diagnostic, clinical and epidemiological aspects are discussed for their relevant public health implications.
Pubblicazioni consigliate
I metadati presenti in IRIS UNIMORE sono rilasciati con licenza Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal, mentre i file delle pubblicazioni sono rilasciati con licenza Attribuzione 4.0 Internazionale (CC BY 4.0), salvo diversa indicazione.
In caso di violazione di copyright, contattare Supporto Iris
