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Shah, Priti P. ; Barskey, Albert E. ; Binder, Alison M. ; Edens, Chris ; Lee, Sooji ; ... More +
Shah, Priti P. ; Barskey, Albert E. ; Binder, Alison M. ; Edens, Chris ; Lee, Sooji ; Smith, Jessica C. ; Schrag, Stephanie ; Whitney, Cynthia G. ; Cooley, Laura A. Less -
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National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.)
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The objective of this report is to provide a descriptive summary of the reporting and burden of Legionnaires’ disease within the United States in 2014 and 2015. Legionellosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Legionella that most commonly presents as Legionnaires’ disease, a severe pneumonia. Pontiac fever, a milder illness without pneumonia, is less commonly reported. Extrapulmonary infection with Legionella is rare. In combination with clinical findings, Legionnaires’ disease must be confirmed with a laboratory test, most commonly with a positive urinary antigen test (UAT) or less commonly, by other tests, such as isolation of Legionella by culture (1,2). The epidemiology of Legionnaires’ disease in the United States is not fully described.

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2014-15-surv-report-508.pdf


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Legionnaires' Disease
Public Health Surveillance

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Report
Genre:
Statistics
Place as Subject:
United States
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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