Legionnaires’ Disease at a Dutch Flower Show: Prognostic Factors and Impact of Therapy

Legionnaires’ Disease at a Dutch Flower Show: Prognostic Factors and Impact of Therapy

After a large outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the Netherlands, we determined risk factors for intensive care unit (ICU) admission and death and the impact of adequate therapy on ICU-free survival among 141 hospitalized patients. Overall mortality rate was 13%, and ICU mortality rate was 36%. Sm...

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Main Authors: Kamilla D. Lettinga, Annelies Verbon, Gerrit-Jan Weverling, Joop F.P. Schellekens, Jeroen W. Den Boer, Ed P.F. Yzerman, Jacobus Prins, Wim G. Boersma, Ruud J. van Ketel, Jan M. Prins, Peter Speelman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Community acquired infections
Legionella pneumophila
Legionnaires’ disease
intensive care units
antibiotics
prognosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/12/02-0035_article

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