Legionellosis

09/01/1993 - "We describe a case of successful therapy of a neonatal Legionellosis with Erythromycin. "
01/01/1990 - "A clinical suspicion of legionellosis, later confirmed by both serology and isolation of the microorganism, prompted initiation of high dose erythromycin intravenously. "
06/01/1986 - "[A case of legionellosis treated with erythromycin]."
06/01/1986 - "[Treatment with erythromycin of experimental legionellosis in guinea pigs infected by aerosol]."
01/01/1992 - "Our patient's pneumonia was cured with medical therapy including erythromycin and was the first case of microbiologically confirmed legionellosis in Korea."

10/01/1988 - "In this study, treatment of experimental legionellosis was improved, compared with previous publications, by early administration of antibiotics and increased dosage and duration."
10/01/1988 - "Comparative efficacy of five antibiotics on experimental airborne legionellosis in guinea-pigs."
02/01/2003 - "[Fundamental studies on legionellosis--the growth with in Acanthamoeba sp. and antibiotics susceptibility of Legionella spp. isolated from soil samples in Japan]."
09/01/2015 - "This hidden resistance must be carefully considered in the therapeutic management of legionellosis patients and in the control of the gradual loss of effectiveness of antibiotics."
11/01/1999 - "It seems that antibiotics used for legionellosis continue to exhibit good activity against L. "

04/01/1986 - "Efficacy of pefloxacin in comparison with erythromycin in the treatment of experimental guinea pig legionellosis."
05/01/1994 - "The substantial accumulation of pefloxacin in alveolar components (alveolar macrophages and epithelial lining fluid) endorses its use in the treatment of intracellular bacterial infections such as legionellosis; for these diseases, pefloxacin represents an alternative to the macrolide antibiotics."
10/01/1988 - "The efficacy of preventive and curative treatment of experimental airborne legionellosis in guinea-pigs was studied for erythromycin, rifampicin, minocycline, doxycycline and pefloxacin. "

09/18/2008 - "Since 1999, the awareness of legionellosis among physicians, the availability of a urinary antigen tests and more efficient early warning and communication systems improved the efficiency of legionellosis outbreak management. "
08/01/1994 - "However, as determined in vaccine trial studies in the guinea pig model for legionellosis, the species-specific antigen OmpS proved much more effective than the genus-common Hsp60 antigen."
11/01/1987 - "In a previous study, all convalescent-phase sera from patients with culture-confirmed legionellosis reacted on immunoblots with a Legionella genus-wide 58-kilodalton (kDa) protein antigen (J.S. "
11/01/2015 - "Utility of PCR, Culture, and Antigen Detection Methods for Diagnosis of Legionellosis."
10/01/2015 - "Legionella urinary antigen test is the most commonly method used for the diagnosis of legionellosis but must be prescribed in a specific clinical context. "

01/01/1993 - "Quinolones, alone or in combination with other agents, have also shown promise in animal models of legionellosis and in limited clinical studies. "
11/01/1991 - "Role of the quinolones in the treatment of legionellosis."
09/01/2014 - "We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting data that allowed the comparison of quinolones versus macrolides in the treatment of proven legionellosis published from 1 January 1985 to 31 January 2013. "
07/01/2010 - "Macrolides remain the best empirical treatment of intracellular respiratory pathogens, although some observational studies suggest that quinolones may be superior for the treatment of legionellosis."
09/01/2014 - "The clinical superiority of quinolones or macrolides for treating patients with legionellosis has not been established. "

01/01/1997 - "Although utility of beta-lactams in the treatment of legionnaire's disease could not be demonstrated, clinical cures of human legionellosis with imipenem have been reported. "
03/01/1992 - "The therapeutic failure of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid should stimulate further reports and studies on the efficacy against legionellosis of this drug and similar beta-lactam inhibitor combinations as well as other beta-lactamase-stable beta-lactams."
11/01/1994 - "Sparfloxacin among the fluoroquinolones and imipenem among the beta-lactams require further clinical studies for legionellosis therapy."

07/01/1988 - "Efficacy of spiramycin on experimental airborne legionellosis in guinea pigs."
07/01/1988 - "Spiramycin merits further study in experimental and human legionellosis."
07/01/1988 - "Comparison of spiramycin and erythromycin in the treatment of experimental guinea pig legionellosis."

03/01/1992 - "The therapeutic failure of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid should stimulate further reports and studies on the efficacy against legionellosis of this drug and similar beta-lactam inhibitor combinations as well as other beta-lactamase-stable beta-lactams."

03/01/1992 - "The therapeutic failure of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid should stimulate further reports and studies on the efficacy against legionellosis of this drug and similar beta-lactam inhibitor combinations as well as other beta-lactamase-stable beta-lactams."

06/01/2004 - "Levofloxacin efficacy in the treatment of community-acquired legionellosis."
02/23/1991 - "[Treatment of legionellosis with ofloxacin in kidney transplanted patients. "
06/01/1998 - "The preferred therapy of legionellosis in immunocompromised patients are quinolone/macrolide combinations, eg, levofloxacin plus azithromycin."
02/23/1991 - "Ofloxacin given in mean doses of 400 mg per day adjusted to renal function proved to be a simple, effective and well tolerated treatment of legionellosis in transplant recipients receiving ciclosporin A."
01/01/2010 - "It is concluded that therapy with azithromycin and levofloxacin give good clinical effect leaving no systemic lesions in patients with legionellosis pneumonia."

02/01/2015 - "Reducing the risk of legionellosis in stem cell transplant recipients."
02/23/1991 - "Seven cases of legionellosis were observed in a series of 81 renal transplant recipients. "
11/01/1990 - "Legionellosis in heart transplant recipients."
09/01/1988 - "Legionellosis in cardiac transplant recipients: results of a nationwide survey."
03/01/2002 - "Legionellosis in a lung transplant recipient obscured by cytomegalovirus infection and Clostridium difficile colitis."

09/01/1997 - "Colonization of transplant unit water supplies with Legionella and protozoa: precautions required to reduce the risk of legionellosis."
08/01/1996 - "Legionellosis in a bone marrow transplant center."
02/01/1995 - "Nosocomial legionellosis in three heart-lung transplant patients: case reports and environmental observations."
03/01/1994 - "Replacing the central hot water supply with small electric water heaters installed in the patient rooms on the transplant ward now seems to have reduced the incidence of legionellosis on this unit. "
08/01/1996 - "We reviewed 10 cases of culture proven legionellosis that occurred at a marrow transplant center (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA) over a 6-year period ending in 1993. "

03/01/2004 - "In particular intensive care patients are a risk group because of their high amount of immunocompromised patients with an increased risk of developing a Legionellosis. "
06/01/1995 - "Based on the case report, fundamental aspects of diagnostics, antibiotic treatment, intensive-care treatment and prognosis of severe cases of legionellosis are discussed."
06/01/1995 - "[Severe legionellosis after abuse of anti-inflammatory drugs--diagnostic and intensive care aspects based on a case report]."
10/01/1995 - "Patients requiring intensive care are also at risk of nosocomial infections including legionellosis. "

04/01/1987 - "During the peak of the outbreak, the incidence of nosocomial legionellosis was 1.2 cases per 100 patient discharges. "
01/15/2007 - "After implementation of the copper-silver ionization system, environmental colonization with Legionella species decreased significantly, and the incidence of nosocomial legionellosis decreased dramatically, from 2.45 to 0.18 cases per 1000 patient discharges."

10/01/2015 - "A Review of Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Legionellosis in Long-Term Care Facilities."
09/01/2012 - "Legionellosis in nursing homes and long-term care facilities: what the Slovenian experience can teach us."
10/01/2015 - "Legionellosis is an important public health problem in the United States and other countries, and residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are at higher risk for Legionnaires' disease than the general population. "