Legionnaire Disease Epidemiology
Researchers at Statens Serum Institute, Department of Bacteriology release new data on legionnaire disease epidemiology
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 19th, 2009
Research findings, 'Dynamics of Legionella antibody levels during 1 year in a healthy population,' are discussed in a new report. "A total of 522 Danish blood donors were followed during 2004-2005 to describe the seroepidemiology of Legionella infections in healthy individuals from a general population. Antibodies to Legionella spp. were measured by indirect immunofluorescence antibody test," scientists writing in the journal Epidemiology and Infection report.
"The prevalence of Legionella antibodies (titre 1:128) was 26.8% and remained fairly constant during the year of follow-up. However, 6.9% of the blood donors developed a fourfold or greater rise in antibody...
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