Could oral hygiene prevent cases of at-home-acquired Legionnaires' disease? - Results of a comprehensive case-control study on infection sources, risk, and protective behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The "LeTriWa study" on community-acquired cases of Legionnaires' disease (LD) found that most cases likely acquired their infection at home (AHALD). However, which sources confer the infection is largely unknown. We therefore analyzed the data set from the LeTriWa study to find out if individual sources were associated with AHALD and if specific behavioral habits may increase or lower the risk for AHALD.

Methods

During the study we had used two comparison groups: (i) controls matched for age group and hospital ("controls"), (ii) household members of cases with AHALD ("AHALD-HHM"). We inquired about exposure to water sources, such as showering or wearing dentures, as well as behavioral factors and habits related to oral hygiene. We took standardized household bat

SUBMITTER: Lehfeld AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10311500 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature