First Case of Legionnaire's Disease Caused by Legionella anisa in Spain and the Limitations on the Diagnosis of Legionella non-pneumophila Infections.

First Case of Legionnaire's Disease Caused by Legionella anisa in Spain and the Limitations on the Diagnosis of Legionella non-pneumophila Infections.

Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia, with worldwide relevance, caused by Legionella spp. Approximately 90% of all cases of legionellosis are caused by Legionella pneumophila, but other species can also be responsible for this infection. These bacteria are transmitted by inhalati...

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Main Authors: Lucianna Vaccaro, Fernando Izquierdo, Angela Magnet, Carolina Hurtado, Mireya B Salinas, Thiago Santos Gomes, Santiago Angulo, Santiago Salso, Jesús Pelaez, Maria Isabel Tejeda, Almudena Alhambra, Carmen Gómez, Ana Enríquez, Eva Estirado, Soledad Fenoy, Carmen Del Aguila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4956277?pdf=render

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