In Our Opinion Whats New in Legionnaires’ Disease In Our Opinion includes articles and information we highlight as well as commentary on published peer-reviewed articles and current topics. Legionnaires’ Disease in Children by Yael Shachor-Meyouhas Legionella has not been a prominent pathogen in children with pneumonia. The discovery of Legionnaires’ disease as a community-acquired pneumonia Read More …
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Disinfection of water distribution systems for Legionella
Lin YE, Stout JE, Yu VL. Disinfection of water distribution systems for Legionella. Semin Resp Infect, 1998;13:147-159. Download / Print Go Back
Y. Eason Lin, PhD, MBA | Legionella.org
Y. Eason Lin, PhD, MBA Professor and Director Center for Environmental Laboratory Services National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan Bio Awards Publications Bio Dr. Y. Eason Lin is currently the Professor and Director of Center for Environmental Laboratory Services, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan. He was a research assistant professor at Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Read More …
Legionella: macrolides or quinolones?
Pedro-Botet L, Yu VL . Legionella: macrolides or quinolones. Clin Microbio Infect 2006; 12 (Suppl 3): 25-30. Download / Print Go Back
Current concepts: Legionellosis.
Stout JE, Yu VL.”Current concepts: Legionellosis.” N Engl J Med 1997; 337: 682-687. Download / Print Go Back
Levofloxacin Efficacy in the Treatment of Community-Acquired Legionellosis*
Yu VL, Greenberg RN, Zadeikis N, Stout JE, Khashab MM, Olson WH, Tennenberg AM. Levofloxacin efficacy in the treatment of community-acquired legionellosis. Chest. 2004;125:2135-9. Download / Print Go Back
Problem pathogens: paediatric legionellosis—implications for improved diagnosis
Greenberg D, Chiou C, Famigilleti R, Lee T, Yu VL. Pedtatric legionelloisis. implications for underdiagnosis. Lancet Infect Dis 2006 August ; 6: 529-535. Download / Print Go Back
Prevention of Legionnaires’ disease in transplant recipients: recommendations for a standardized approach.
Prevention of Legionnaires’ disease in transplant recipients: recommendations for a standardized approach. Singh, N., Stout JE, Yu VL. Prevention of Legionnaires’ disease in transplant recipients: recommendations for a standardized approach. Transplant Infectious Diseases 2004. 6:58-62, Download / Print Go Back
Allegheny County Health Department | Legionella.org
Approaches of prevention and control of Legionella infection in Allegheny county health care facilities Allegheny County Health Department, Approaches of prevention and control of Legionella infection in Allegheny county health care facilities, Allegheny County Health Department, Jan, 1997. Download / Print Go Back
Controlled evaluation of coppersilver ionization in eradicating Legionella from a hospital water distribution system.
Liu Z, Stout JE, Tedesco L, Boldin M, Hwang C, Diven WF, Yu VL. Controlled evaluation of coppersilver ionization in eradicating Legionella from a hospital water distribution system. J Infect Dis 1994; 169:919922. Download / Print Go Back