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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Leung, Yiu-Hong ; Lam, Chau-Kuen ; Cheung, Yung-Yan ; Chan, Chi-Wai ; Chuang, Shuk-Kwan
Leung, Yiu-Hong ; Lam, Chau-Kuen ; Cheung, Yung-Yan ; Chan, Chi-Wai ; Chuang, Shuk-Kwan Less -
Description:
We reviewed findings of clinical, epidemiologic, and environmental investigations for 288 confirmed case-patients with Legionnaires' disease reported in Hong Kong, China, during January 2005-December 2015. We found that chronic renal failure/impairment (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 4.09), chronic pulmonary diseases (aOR 3.22), malignancy (aOR 3.04), and heart diseases (aOR 2.15) were independently associated with a higher risk for severe Legionnaires' disease. However, patients with hyperlipidemia had a lower risk for severe outcome (aOR 0.17). Legionella positivity rate was 22% for 1,904 water samples collected. We found a higher positivity rate in summer months (28%-30%), which corroborated with months of highest rainfalls. Our novel finding that Legionnaires' disease patients with hyperlipidemia had a lower risk for severe outcome deserves further study to confirm the observation and ascertain the underlying reason.
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Humans Legionella Legionella Pneumophila Legionnaires' Disease Water Microbiology
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 26(8):1695-1702
Pubmed ID:
32687025
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC7392469
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
China ; Hong Kong
China ; Hong Kong Less -
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:61ba4d45385c1b6ae63ba34568595f281d640116472c3bb3a1709964dcaad02a
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/91528/cdc_91528_DS1.pdf
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