Abstract
Brief Reports1 July 1980A Fifth Serogroup of Legionella pneumophilaALBERT C. ENGLAND III, M.D., ROGER M. McKINNEY, Ph.D., PETER SKALIY, Ph.D., GEORGE W. GORMAN, B.S.ALBERT C. ENGLAND III, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROGER M. McKINNEY, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this author, PETER SKALIY, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this author, GEORGE W. GORMAN, B.S.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-93-1-58 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn September 1978, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) investigated an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease among persons who had attended the national Veterans of Foreign Wars convention held in Dallas, Texas, 17 to 25 August 1978 (1). Among 45 conventioneers who had radiographically diagnosed pneumonia, in seven there was seroconversion toLegionella pneumophilaserogroup 1, 11 had single indirect fluorescent (IF) antibody titers of 256 or greater, and one had lung tissue positive by direct fluorescent (DF) antibody to serogroup 1 but not to serogroups 2 to 4 (2); 26 others had pneumonia without apparent bacterial cause and did not...
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
