Legionnaires’ Disease in South Africa, 2012–2014

Legionnaires’ Disease in South Africa, 2012–2014

During June 2012–September 2014, we tested patients with severe respiratory illness for Legionella spp. infection and conducted a retrospective epidemiologic investigation. Of 1,805 patients tested, Legionella was detected in samples of 21 (1.2%); most were adults who had HIV or tuberculosis infecti...

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Main Authors: Wolter, Nicole, Carrim, Maimuna, Cohen, Cheryl, Tempia, Stefano, Walaza, Sibongile, Sahr, Philip, de Gouveia, Linda, Treurnicht, Florette, Hellferscee, Orienka, Cohen, Adam L., Benitez, Alvaro J., Dawood, Halima, Variava, Ebrahim, Winchell, Jonas M., von Gottberg, Anne
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4696697/

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