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15243342

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-7-9
pubmed:abstractText
Legionella species are natural dwellers of stagnant waters. Inhalation of contaminated aerosols may result in pneumonia, with a noteworthy mortality rate (20%). However, such infections are infrequent, when compared to the rate of human exposition to Legionella. Legionellosis apparently occurs in patients in which respiratory tract macrophages allow bacterial replication, especially that of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1. Following a silent incubation period, large amounts of bacteria are released, resulting in a strong inflammatory response responsible for the severity of symptoms. The outcome depends on quick establishment of antibiotic therapy and early diagnosis is therefore necessary. Nowadays, the risk of acquiring legionellosis raises passionate discussions, in which the presence of Legionella in man-made water systems is often assimilated with the disease itself. Significant efforts are being made to detect and monitor the amount of Legionella in potentially contaminant environments. However, the prevention of legionellosis also requires that research efforts for a better understanding of the virulence mechanisms of infective strains are carried out.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0003-4509
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
244-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
[Legionella and legionellosis: of water, bacteria and men].
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, Faculté de Médecine de Rennes 1-C.H.U. de Rennes 3. Olivier.Gaillot@univ-rennes1.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review