Citation
Benin, Andrea L., et al. "An Outbreak of Travel-associated Legionnaires Disease and Pontiac Fever: the Need for Enhanced Surveillance of Travel-associated Legionellosis in the United States." The Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 185, no. 2, 2002, pp. 237-43.
Benin AL, Benson RF, Arnold KE, et al. An outbreak of travel-associated Legionnaires disease and Pontiac fever: the need for enhanced surveillance of travel-associated legionellosis in the United States. J Infect Dis. 2002;185(2):237-43.
Benin, A. L., Benson, R. F., Arnold, K. E., Fiore, A. E., Cook, P. G., Williams, L. K., Fields, B., & Besser, R. E. (2002). An outbreak of travel-associated Legionnaires disease and Pontiac fever: the need for enhanced surveillance of travel-associated legionellosis in the United States. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 185(2), 237-43.
Benin AL, et al. An Outbreak of Travel-associated Legionnaires Disease and Pontiac Fever: the Need for Enhanced Surveillance of Travel-associated Legionellosis in the United States. J Infect Dis. 2002 Jan 15;185(2):237-43. PubMed PMID: 11807698.
TY - JOUR
T1 - An outbreak of travel-associated Legionnaires disease and Pontiac fever: the need for enhanced surveillance of travel-associated legionellosis in the United States.
AU - Benin,Andrea L,
AU - Benson,Robert F,
AU - Arnold,Kathryn E,
AU - Fiore,Anthony E,
AU - Cook,Patricia G,
AU - Williams,L Keoki,
AU - Fields,Barry,
AU - Besser,Richard E,
Y1 - 2001/12/18/
PY - 2001/05/24/received
PY - 2001/08/14/revised
PY - 2002/1/25/pubmed
PY - 2002/2/8/medline
PY - 2002/1/25/entrez
SP - 237
EP - 43
JF - The Journal of infectious diseases
JO - J Infect Dis
VL - 185
IS - 2
N2 - Travel-associated outbreaks of legionnaires disease (LD) and combined outbreaks of LD and Pontiac fever (PF) are rarely identified. During one travel-associated combined outbreak at a hotel, a cohort study of potentially exposed persons and an environmental investigation were performed. Two LD and 22 PF cases were identified. Legionella pneumophila serogroup 6 (Lp6) isolates from the index patient and the hotel whirlpool spa were found to be identical by amplified fragment-length polymorphism typing. Disease occurred in 10 of 26 guests who were exposed to the spa versus 2 of 29 guests who were exposed only to the pool area (38% vs. 7%; P=.005). Immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody to the outbreak Lp6 strain was more common among persons with PF (4 of 9) than among non-ill persons (2 of 32) (44% vs. 6%; P=.02). Spa exposure correlated with disease (P=.001) and IgM seropositivity (P=.007). New laboratory techniques facilitate outbreak investigation; to expedite outbreak interruption and measure the impact of travel-associated legionellosis, surveillance must be improved.
SN - 0022-1899
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/11807698/An_outbreak_of_travel_associated_Legionnaires_disease_and_Pontiac_fever:_the_need_for_enhanced_surveillance_of_travel_associated_legionellosis_in_the_United_States_
L2 - https://academic.oup.com/jid/article-lookup/doi/10.1086/338060
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -