Legionnaires’ disease in South Africa, 2012–2014

dc.contributor.authorWolter, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorCarrim, Maimuna
dc.contributor.authorCohen, Cheryl
dc.contributor.authorTempia, Stefano
dc.contributor.authorWalaza, Sibongile
dc.contributor.authorSahr, Philip
dc.contributor.authorDe Gouveia, Linda
dc.contributor.authorTreurnicht, Florette
dc.contributor.authorHellferscee, Orienka
dc.contributor.authorCohen, Adam L.
dc.contributor.authorBenitez, Alvaro J.
dc.contributor.authorDawood, Halima
dc.contributor.authorVariava, Ebrahim
dc.contributor.authorWinchell, Jonas M.
dc.contributor.authorVon Gottberg, Anne
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-16T06:29:41Z
dc.date.available2016-05-16T06:29:41Z
dc.date.issued2016-01
dc.description.abstractDuring June 2012–September 2014, we tested patients with severe respiratory illness for Legionella spp. infection and conducted a retrospective epidemiologic investigation. Of 1,805 patients tested, Legionella was detected in samples of 21 (1.2%); most were adults who had HIV or tuberculosis infections and were inappropriately treated for Legionella.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentImmunologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2016en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC-RFA-GH12-00403). A. von G. received grants from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Pfizer-South Africa. H.D. received honoraria or travel grants from Merck Sharp & Dohme–South Africa; Novartis–South Africa; and Pfizer–South Africa.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.cdc.gov/eiden_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWolter, N, Carrim, M, Cohen, C, Tempia, S, Walaza, S, Sahr, P, De Gouveia, L, Treurnicht, F, Hellferscee, O, Cohen, AL, Benitez, AJ, Dawood, H, Variava, E, Winchell, JM & Von Gottberg, 2016, 'Legionnaires’ disease in South Africa, 2012–2014', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 131-133.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1080-6040 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1080-6059 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3201/eid2201.150972
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/52628
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherCoordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Preventionen_ZA
dc.rightsCoordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Preventionen_ZA
dc.subjectLegionellaen_ZA
dc.subjectPatientsen_ZA
dc.subjectInfectionen_ZA
dc.subjectRespiratory illnessen_ZA
dc.subjectTuberculosis (TB)en_ZA
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)en_ZA
dc.subjectLegionnaires’ diseaseen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.titleLegionnaires’ disease in South Africa, 2012–2014en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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