[Legionella spp: An update].
Actualités sur les infections à Legionella.
Legionella pneumophila
Legionellosis
Legionnaire's disease
Légionellose
maladie du légionnaire
Journal
La Revue de medecine interne
ISSN: 1768-3122
Titre abrégé: Rev Med Interne
Pays: France
ID NLM: 8101383
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2019
Dec 2019
Historique:
received:
04
03
2019
revised:
25
07
2019
accepted:
15
08
2019
pubmed:
11
11
2019
medline:
27
6
2020
entrez:
10
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Legionella-related disease is caused by an intracellular bacteria mainly living in water. Contamination results from inhalation of Legionella sp containing aerosolized water. Main risk factors are tobacco, immunodeficiency, and advanced age. Antigenuria is the cornerstone of the diagnosis. Immunocompromised patients, more commonly infected with non pneumophilaLegionella, present negative antigenuria, and culture and PCR are essential for the diagnosis. Legionnaires' disease may be severe, especially in elderly and/or immunocompromised patients. Mortality rate varies from 10 % in the general population to 50 % in intensive care. Treatment is based on macrolides or fluoroquinolones. Antibiotic resistance is very rare.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31703951
pii: S0248-8663(19)30624-1
doi: 10.1016/j.revmed.2019.08.007
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
fre
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
791-798Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.