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Clinical features and outcomes of Legionnaires' disease in solid organ transplant recipients
Author(s) -
Gudiol C.,
GarciaVidal C.,
FernándezSabé N.,
Verdaguer R.,
Lladó L.,
Roca J.,
GilVernet S.,
Carratalà J.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2008.00337.x
Subject(s) - medicine , legionnaires' disease , intensive care medicine , disease , organ transplantation , solid organ , urinary system , legionella , transplantation , legionella pneumophila , genetics , bacteria , biology
We identified 14 cases of Legionnaires' disease occurring in 2946 solid organ transplant recipients from 1985 to 2007. Most cases were sporadic and community acquired. The recent introduction of the urinary antigen test has accelerated diagnosis and allows prompt institution of adequate therapy. The overall mortality rate in our series was 14.3%.