Legionella: State of the Art 30 Years After Its Recognition

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The newest Legionella volume is a summary of the most current research and investigation in the field. Originally presented in Chicago at the 6th International Conference on Legionella, the contributions included are written by experts and cover all aspects of this organism.Legionella: State of the Art 30 Years after Its Recognition is a comprehensive reference source, offering 131 chapters that are divided into four general subject areas for easy use. The four sections cover clinical and diagnostic information, epidemiology, basic microbiology and pathogenesis, and environmental detection and control. All chapters are appropriately referenced and incorporate both extensive reviews and smaller research reports.Key Features• Offers an authoritative review of the most current research, covering all aspects of Legionella• Presents 131 chapters that are written by leading experts in the field• Provides an easy-to-use reference source with chapters that are categorized into four general subject areasContentsI. Clinical and Diagnostic Aspects of Legionnaires’ Disease 1. Clinical Features of Legionnaires’ Disease: a Selective Review, Paul H. Edelstein 2. Treatment of Legionnaires’ Disease, Jorge Roig and Jordi Rello3. Diagnostics and Clinical Disease Treatment: Usefulness of Microbiological Diagnostic Methods for Detection of Legionella Infections, Paul Christian Lück, Jürgen Herbert Helbig, Heike von Baum, and Reinhard Marre4. Hospital and Community-Acquired Legionella Pneumonia: Two Faces of the Same Disease? M. L. Pedro-Botet, L. Mateu, N. Sopena, S. Roure, I. Casas, M. García-Núñez, C. Rey-Joly, and M. Sabrià5. Risk Factors for Mortality by Legionnaires’ Disease (1983-2005), N. Sopena, M. L. Pedro-Botet, L. Mateu, S. Roure, I. Casas, M. Esteve, S. Ragull, C. Rey-Joly, and M. Sabrià6. Trends Observed in Legionnaires’ Disease in a Hospital in Catalonia, Spain, 1983 – 2005, I. Casas, M. L. Pedro-Botet, N. Sopena, M. Esteve, L. Mateu, S. Roure, M. García-Núñez, C. Rey-Joly, and M. Sabrià7. Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Human Immunodefiency Virus Infected Patients: Comparative Study of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1, M. L. Pedro-Botet, N. Sopena, A. García-Cruz, L. Mateu, S. Roure, M. J. Dominguez, I. Sanchez, C. Rey-Joly, and M. Sabrià8. Nosocomial Legionella Infection in the County of Copenhagen, 2000 – 2004, Jette M. Bangsborg, Jens Otto Jarløv, and Søren A. Uldum9. A Question of Time: a Short Review of Data on the Incubation Period between Exposure and Symptom Onset for Legionnaires’ Disease, Thomas W. Armstrong10. Severe Legionnaires’ Disease Successfully Treated with Levofloxacin and Azithromycin, M. L. Pedro-Botet, N. Sopena, C. Tural, A. García-Cruz, L. Mateu, S. Ragull, M. García-Núñez, S. Roure, C. Rey-Joly, and M. Sabrià11. In Vitro Activities of Various Antibiotics against Legionella pneumophila, A. Seher Birteksöz, Z. Zeybek, and Aysin Çotuk12. Detection of Legionella pneumophila DNA in Serum Samples from Patients with Legionnaires’ Disease, Bram M. W. Diederen, Caroline M. A. de Jong, Faïcal Marmouk, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans, Marcel F. Peeters, and Anneke van der Zee13. Specific Detection of Legionella in Samples from Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia by PCR and a Colorimetric Detection System (Reverse Dot Blot), Jörn Kircher, Alexander Kirchhoff, and Arndt Rolfs14. Transcription-Mediated Amplification Assay for Detection of Legionella pneumophila in Samples from Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Marie K. Hudspeth, Kathleen Clark-Dickey, Elizabeth M. Marlowe, Laura G. Schindler, Karen Campbell, and James T. Summersgill15. Detection of Legionella spp. and Legionella pneumophila-Specific DNA in Respiratory Secretions by PCR-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Diane S. J. Lindsay, William H. Abraham, Alistair W. Brown, and Giles F. S. Edwards16. Serological versus Sequence-Based Methods for Legionella Identification, Beatriz Baladrón, Virginia Gil, and Carmen Pelaz17. Serologic Study of an Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease: Variation of Sensitivity Associated with the Subgroup of Legionella pneumophila sg1 Antigen Used and Evidence of Concurrent Reactivity to Other Atypical Pneumonia Agents, Sverker Bernander, Berndt E. B. Claesson, Eva Hjelm, Nils Svensson, and Martin Hjorth18. Serotyping of Legionella pneumophila in Epidemiological Investigations: Limitations and Ways Out for Being a Helpful Tool in the Era of Genotyping, Jürgen H. Helbig and Paul Christian Lück19. Duopath Legionella: a New Immunochromatographic Test for Simultaneous Identification of Legionella pneumophila and Legionella Species, Jürgen H. Helbig, Paul Christian Lück, Britta Kunz, and Andreas Bubert20. Antigenic Diversity among Legionella Species of a 19-Kilodalton Peptidoglycan-Associated Lipoprotein Determined by Reactivity Patterns to Monoclonal Antibodies, Jin Hee Moon, Jin Ah Yang, Hee Sun Sim, Dae Won Park, Jang Wook Sohn, Hae Kyung Lee, Mi Yeon Park, and Min Ja Kim21. Evaluation of a New Rapid Immunochromatographic Test using Peptidoglycan-Associated Lipoprotein for Detection of Legionella Antigen in Urine Samples from Adults with Pneumonia, Jang Wook Sohn, Hee Sun Sim, Hye Won Jeong, Dae Won Park, Hee Jin Cheong, Woo Ju Kim, Sun Ae Kim, Young Sik Cho, and Min Ja Kim22. Rapid Identification of Legionella pneumophila, Legionella anisa, and Legionella taurinensis with Latex Agglutination Reagents, Monique Reyrolle, C. Ratat, J. Freney, M. Leportier, S. Jarraud, and J. Etienne23. Clinical Presentation, Laboratory Diagnosis, and Treatment of Legionnaires’ Disease, David R. Murdoch, Thomas J. Marrie, and Paul H. EdelsteinII. Epidemiology and Strain Typing Methods24. Legionnaires’ Disease in Europe 1995 – 2004: a Ten-Year Review, Carol Joseph and Kate D. Ricketts25. Typing of Legionella pneumophila and Its Role in Elucidating the Epidemiology of Legionnaires’ Disease, Timothy G. Harrison, Norman K. Fry, Baharak Afshar, William Bellamy, Nita Doshi, and Anthony Underwood26. Effect of Legionella Testing Patterns on the Apparent Epidemiology of Legionnaires’ Disease in Australia, Graham Tallis, Agnes Tan, and Norbert Ryan27. 25 Years of Surveillance for Legionnaires’ Disease in England and Wales: Why No Improvement? K. D. Ricketts, C. A. Joseph, T. G. Harrison, J. V. Lee, and F. C. Naik28. Epidemiological Surveillance of Seropositive Legionellosis Cases in Korea During 1999 – 2002, Hae Kyung Lee, Soo Jin Baek, Yong In Ju, Jae June Bae, Man Suck Park, and Mi-Yeoun Park29. Prevalence of Legionnaires’ Disease and Investigation of Risk Factors: Results of an Italian Multicentric Study, Paola Borella, Stefania Boccia, Erica Leoni, Franca Zanetti, Isabella Marchesi, Annalisa Bargellini, Maria Teresa Montagna, Daniela Tatò, Sara Montegrosso, Francesca Pennino, Vincenzo Romano-Spica, Giovanna Stancanelli, and Stefania Scaltriti30. Seroprevalence of Antibodies to Legionella pneumophila in Northern Italy, R. Cosentina, S. Malandrin, P. Valentini, E. Sfreddo, L. Pirrotta, O. Mercuri, and O. Di Marino31. A Seroepidemiological Study of Legionella pneumophila Antibodies in Spanish Patients: A 13-Year Retrospective Study, Sebastian Crespi, Albert Torrents, and Miguel A. Castellanos32. Risk Differences of Legionnaires’ Disease Associated with Travel in Spain, 1999 to 2004, Ricardo Casas, Rosa Cano, Carmen Martin, and Salvador Mateo33. Persistence and Genotypic Stability of Legionella in a Potable Water System in a Hotel over a 20-Month Period, M. García-Núñez, J. Ferrer, S. Ragull, E. Junyent, E. Sagrista, A. Soler, I. Sanchez, M. L. Pedro-Botet, N. Sopena, and M. Sabria34. 10 Years of Legionella Surveillance: Change of Legionella Subtype Preceded Epidemic of Nosocomial Legionnaires’ Disease, Klaus Weist, Christian Brandt, Christian Lück, Jutta Wagner, Tim Eckmanns, and Henning Rüden35. Representative Survey of the Scope of Legionnaires’ Disease and of Diagnostic Methods and Transmission Control Practices in Germany, Tim Eckmanns, Mona Poorbiazar, Henning Rüden, and Lüder Fritz36. Distribution of Legionella pneumophila Genotypes in Patients and Environmental Sources, Ed P. F. Yzerman, Jacob P. Bruin, Jeroen W. den Boer, Linda P. Verhoef, and Kim W. van der Zwaluw37. Molecular Comparison of Isolates from a Recurring Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease Spanning 22 Years, Robert F. Benson, Claressa E. Lucas, Ellen W. Brown, Karen D. Cowgill, and Barry S. Fields38. Sequence-Based Typing of Legionella pneumophila as an Aid in Investigation of Hospital-Acquired Legionnaires’ Disease, Faiz Fendukly and Sverker Bernander39. Legionnaires’ Disease Associated with Death after Near Drowning in Lake Water, Jaana Kusnetsov, Satu Pastila, Silja Mentula, and Diane Lindsay40. Is Use of Potting Mix Associated with Legionella longbeachae Infection? Results from a Case Control Study in South Australia, Bridget O’Connor, Judy Carman, Kerena Eckert, and Graeme Tucker41. Epidemiological Typing of Legionella pneumophila in the Absence of Isolates, Norman K. Fry, Baharak Afshar, Timothy G. Harrison, and Günther Wewalka42. Online Identification of Legionella Species by DNA Sequence Analysis: the Macrophage Infectivity Potentiator Gene as an Example, Norman K. Fry, Baharak Afshar, William Bellamy, Anthony Underwood, Timothy Harrison, and Rodney M. Ratcliff43. Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Analysis and Sequence-Based Typing of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Isolates from Japan, Junko Amemura-Maekawa, Fumiaki Kura, Bin Chang, and Haruo Watanabe44. Development of an Online Tool for European Working Group for Legionella Infections Sequence-Based Typing Including Automatic Quality Assessment and Data Submission, Anthony P. Underwood, William Bellamy, Baharak Afshar, Norman K. Fry, and Timothy G. HarrisonIII. Microbiology, Pathogenesis, Immunology, and Genetics45. Identification of Translocated Substrates of the Legionella pneumophila Dot/Icm System without the use of Eukaryotic Host Cells, Ralph R. Isberg and Matthias Machner46. Fu