Legionnaires' Disease in South Africa, 2012-2014

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 131 - 133
• Main Authors: Wolter, Nicole, Carrim, Maimuna, Cohen, Cheryl, Tempia, Stefano, Walaza, Sibongile, Sahr, Philip, de Gouveia, Linda, Treurnicht, Florette, Hellferscee, Orienka, Cohen, Adam L, Benitez, Alvaro J, Dawood, Halima, Variava, Ebrahim, Winchell, Jonas M, von Gottberg, Anne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.01.2016; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Causes of; Child, Preschool; Dispatch; Distribution; Female; Humans; Legionella; Legionella - pathogenicity; Legionella pneumophila - pathogenicity; Legionella spp; Legionellosis; Legionellosis - epidemiology; Legionellosis - microbiology; Legionnaires' disease; Legionnaires' Disease - epidemiology; Legionnaires' Disease - microbiology; Legionnaires’ Disease in South Africa, 2012–2014; Male; Physiological aspects; pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Infections - microbiology; Retrospective Studies; South Africa; South Africa - epidemiology; South Africa; Legionnaires’ disease; Legionella spp; bacteria; pneumonia; South Africa; Legionellosis; legionella; respiratory infections
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2201.150972

During 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.