Legionellosis caused by non‐Legionella pneumophila species, with a focus on Legionella longbeachae

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Legionellosis caused by non‐Legionella pneumophila species, with a focus on Legionella longbeachae

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Although known as causes of community‐acquired pneumonia and Pontiac fever, the global burden of infection caused by Legionella species other than Legionella pneumophila is under-recognised. Non‐L. pneumophila legionellae have a worldwide distribution, although common testing strategies for legionellosis favour detection of L. pneumophila over other Legionella species, leading to an inherent diagnostic bias and under‐detection of cases. When systematically tested for in Australia and New Zeal...

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2021-01-31

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Chambers, ST / Slow, Sandra-Marie / Scott‐Thomas, A / Murdoch, DR

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/14106

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environment / epidemiology / L. longbeachae / Legionella / pathogenesis / prevention / Microbiology / Medical microbiology

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