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Probable Person-to-Person Transmission of Legionnaires’ Disease
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Abstract(s)
Legionnaires’ disease is an often severe form of pneumonia that is typically acquired by susceptible persons (e.g., elderly persons and smokers) through inhalation of aerosols that contain legionella species.1-4 A cluster of cases of this disease occurred in Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal, in 2014.
Description
Correspondence to the Editor.
Keywords
Legionella Legionnaires’ Disease Transmission Person-to-person Outbreak Legionella pneumophila/genetics Legionella pneumophila/immunology Portugal Infecções Respiratórias Doença dos Legionários
Pedagogical Context
Citation
N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 4;374(5):497-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1505356
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society