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Legionnaires' disease surveillance: England and Wales, 1995.
Commun Dis Rep CDR Rev. 1996 Oct 11; 6(11):R151-5.CD

Abstract

One hundred and sixty cases of legionnaires' disease were reported to the PHLS Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre in 1995. Twenty cases (13%) were known to have died. Ninety cases (56%) were associated with travel (in the United Kingdom or abroad), four were associated with a stay in hospital, and the remaining 66 were presumed to have acquired infection in the community. One hundred and twenty-three cases (77%) occurred sporadically. Three community outbreaks and one outbreak at an industrial site were detected in England and Wales. One outbreak and five clusters were detected among visitors to Turkey, Spain, and Italy. Seven cases and one outbreak of nonpneumonic legionellosis were also reported. Cases of travel associated legionnaires' disease continue to account for the largest proportion of the total reported in 1995 and the number of hospital acquired cases continues to decline. A cause for concern in 1995 was a fall in the proportion of cases diagnosed by culture of the organism (from 16% in 1994 to only 9% in 1995). This corresponded with a small increase in the proportion of cases diagnosed solely by detection of antigen to L. pneumophila serogroup 1 in urine.

Authors

Newton LH
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Joseph CA
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Hutchinson EJ
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Harrison TG
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Watson JM
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Bartlett CL
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MeSH

AdultAgedAged, 80 and overCluster AnalysisDisease OutbreaksEnglandFemaleHumansLegionnaires' DiseaseMaleMiddle AgedPopulation SurveillanceRisk FactorsWales

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

8917990

Citation

Newton, L H., et al. "Legionnaires' Disease Surveillance: England and Wales, 1995." Communicable Disease Report. CDR Review, vol. 6, no. 11, 1996, pp. R151-5.
Newton LH, Joseph CA, Hutchinson EJ, et al. Legionnaires' disease surveillance: England and Wales, 1995. Commun Dis Rep CDR Rev. 1996;6(11):R151-5.
Newton, L. H., Joseph, C. A., Hutchinson, E. J., Harrison, T. G., Watson, J. M., & Bartlett, C. L. (1996). Legionnaires' disease surveillance: England and Wales, 1995. Communicable Disease Report. CDR Review, 6(11), R151-5.
Newton LH, et al. Legionnaires' Disease Surveillance: England and Wales, 1995. Commun Dis Rep CDR Rev. 1996 Oct 11;6(11):R151-5. PubMed PMID: 8917990.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Legionnaires' disease surveillance: England and Wales, 1995. AU - Newton,L H, AU - Joseph,C A, AU - Hutchinson,E J, AU - Harrison,T G, AU - Watson,J M, AU - Bartlett,C L, PY - 1996/10/11/pubmed PY - 1996/10/11/medline PY - 1996/10/11/entrez SP - R151 EP - 5 JF - Communicable disease report. CDR review JO - Commun Dis Rep CDR Rev VL - 6 IS - 11 N2 - One hundred and sixty cases of legionnaires' disease were reported to the PHLS Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre in 1995. Twenty cases (13%) were known to have died. Ninety cases (56%) were associated with travel (in the United Kingdom or abroad), four were associated with a stay in hospital, and the remaining 66 were presumed to have acquired infection in the community. One hundred and twenty-three cases (77%) occurred sporadically. Three community outbreaks and one outbreak at an industrial site were detected in England and Wales. One outbreak and five clusters were detected among visitors to Turkey, Spain, and Italy. Seven cases and one outbreak of nonpneumonic legionellosis were also reported. Cases of travel associated legionnaires' disease continue to account for the largest proportion of the total reported in 1995 and the number of hospital acquired cases continues to decline. A cause for concern in 1995 was a fall in the proportion of cases diagnosed by culture of the organism (from 16% in 1994 to only 9% in 1995). This corresponded with a small increase in the proportion of cases diagnosed solely by detection of antigen to L. pneumophila serogroup 1 in urine. SN - 1350-9349 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/8917990/Legionnaires'_disease_surveillance:_England_and_Wales_1995_ L2 - https://medlineplus.gov/legionnairesdisease.html DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -