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
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A proactive approach to prevention of health care–acquired Legionnaires’ disease: The Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) experience
by Squier CL, Association for Professionals in Infection Control – 3 Rivers Chapter, and the Allegheny County Health Dept. (American Journal of Infection Control, 2005) Download / Print Go Back
Legionnaires’ Disease in Children
In Our OpinionGo BackIn Our Opinion includes articles and information we highlight as well as commentary on published peer-reviewed articles and current topics. One Experts Opinion: Yael Shachor-MeyouhasIntroductionLegionella has not been a prominent pathogen in children with pneumonia. The discovery of Legionnaires’ disease as a community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent (healthy) children occurred fortuitously. The diagnosis was Read More …
Legionella surveillance: political and social implications–a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
by Victor L. Yu (Journal of Infectious Diseases 185:259-261, 2002, University of Chicago Press) Download / Print Go Back
Legionnaires’ Disease in Long-Term Care Facilities: Overview and Proposed Solutions
by Meena H. Seenivasan, Victor L. Yu, Robert R. Muder (Journal of American Geriatrics Society, 53:875-880, 2005.)Download / Print Go Back
Legionnaries’ Disease Contracted from Patient Homes: The Coming of the Third Plague?
by M.L. Pedro-Botet, Janet E. Stout and Victor L. Yu Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 21:699-705, 2002, Springer-Verlag Download / Print Go Back
Preventing Legionellosis
by Janet E. Stout (ASHRAE Journal, Oct 2007) Download / Print Go Back
Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Legionellosis
by Lin YE, Stout JE and Yu VL. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2011. 24(4):350-6. Download / Print Go Back
In Our Opinion | Legionella.org
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 …
Community-acquired Legionnaires’ disease: Implications for underdiagnosis and laboratory testing
Yu VL, Stout JE. Community-acquired Legionnaires’ disease: Implications for underdiagnosis and laboratory testing. Clin Infect Dis 2008;46:1365-1367. Download / Print Go Back