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Legionnaires' Disease

Known as: Legionnaires Disease, pneumonia legionella, Infections, Legionella pneumophila 
An acute, sometimes fatal, pneumonia-like bacterial infection characterized by high fever, malaise, muscle aches, respiratory disorders and headache… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (1)

Legionellosis

Narrower (1)

Pontiac Fever

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Review
2004
Review
2004
Cell biology of the intracellular infection by Legionella pneumophila.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Possible origin of the Legionella pneumophila virulence genes and their relation to Coxiella burnetii
Many aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase and amino acid biosynthesis genes in Gram-positive bacteria are regulated by an unusual… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
WATER FITTINGS AS SOURCES OF LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA IN A HOSPITAL PLUMBING SYSTEM
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Interaction of the legionnaires' disease bacterium (Legionella pneumophila) with human phagocytes. II. Antibody promotes binding of L. pneumophila to monocytes but does not inhibit intracellular…
In an accompanying paper (13), we reported that human polymorphonuclear leukocytes kill only a limited proportion (0.5 log) of an… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Legionnaires' disease outbreak at an Atlanta, Georgia, Country Club: evidence for spread from an evaporative condenser.
During July 1978 an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease characterized by high fever, prostration, and pneumonia occurred at an… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Four serogroups of Legionnaires' disease bacteria defined by direct immunofluorescence.
Thirty-five strains of Legionnaires' disease bacteria were shown to belong in four distinct serologic groups on the basis of… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Clinical aspects of Legionnaires' disease.
Since the initial description of Legionnaires' disease 2 years ago, a clearer picture of its clinical manifestations has emerged… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
NEW BACTERIAL AGENT OF PNEUMONIA ISOLATED FROM RENAL-TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Sporadic Community-Acquired Legionnaires' Disease in the United States: A Case-Control Study
: One hundred patients with sporadic, community-acquired, serologically confirmed Legionnaires' disease were matched with control… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Legionnaires' disease in Vermont, May to October 1977.
Thirty-two confirmed and 24 highly probable cases of Legionnaires' disease occurred in Vermont between May 1 and Oct 15, 1977… 
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