TY - JOUR
T1 - Legionellosis at Hadassah University Hospital
T2 - A 1-year survey
AU - Maayan, S.
AU - Morali, G.
AU - Engelhard, D.
AU - Akerman, Z.
AU - Gez, E.
AU - Shapiro, M.
AU - Bercovier, H.
AU - Sacks, T.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - During 1985 in the Hadassah University Hospital we studied all hospitalized patients whose serum had been submitted for Legionella antibodies. Of 133 patients, 12 (9%) had legionellosis as diagnosed by serology, direct fluorescence, or culture. All Legionella cases appeared to be sporadic, nonseasonal, community-acquired pneumonia. There were no specific environmental co-factors or clustering. A significant predilection of the disease for immunosuppressed individuals was observed; the in-hospital mortality was high (5/12), especially if erythromycin therapy was delayed. L. pneumophila and L. bozemanii were the dominant etiological species. In Jerusalem, Legionella is not infrequently the etiological agent in community-acquired pneumonia in immunosuppressed patients.
AB - During 1985 in the Hadassah University Hospital we studied all hospitalized patients whose serum had been submitted for Legionella antibodies. Of 133 patients, 12 (9%) had legionellosis as diagnosed by serology, direct fluorescence, or culture. All Legionella cases appeared to be sporadic, nonseasonal, community-acquired pneumonia. There were no specific environmental co-factors or clustering. A significant predilection of the disease for immunosuppressed individuals was observed; the in-hospital mortality was high (5/12), especially if erythromycin therapy was delayed. L. pneumophila and L. bozemanii were the dominant etiological species. In Jerusalem, Legionella is not infrequently the etiological agent in community-acquired pneumonia in immunosuppressed patients.
KW - community-acquired pneumonias
KW - immunocompromised patients
KW - legionellosis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0025822119&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - ???researchoutput.researchoutputtypes.contributiontojournal.article???
C2 - 2016154
AN - SCOPUS:0025822119
SN - 0021-2180
VL - 27
SP - 145
EP - 149
JO - Israel Journal of Medical Sciences
JF - Israel Journal of Medical Sciences
IS - 3
ER -