Legionella pneumophila in Patients with Pneumonia at a Referral Hospital, New Delhi, India, 2015-2020.

ABSTRACT: Legionnaires' disease (LD) is an established cause of pneumonia, and the disease remains largely underdiagnosed. Even though LD has been reported from many parts of the world, only sporadic cases have been reported in India. During February 2015-January 2020, we enrolled 597 patients with radiographically confirmed pneumonia and tested respiratory secretions for Legionella spp. by using real-time PCR, and culture. A commercial urinary antigen test (UAT) was also used to detect the Legionella pneumophila (Lp) serogroup 1 antigen in urine. An LD case was defined as a patient with pneumonia and positive results for Legionella spp. infections determined by real-time PCR (from any respiratory specimen) or culture or UAT. Demographic data, risk factors, clinical, radiological, and outcome data o

SUBMITTER: Sreenath K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7941854 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature