Detección de infección aguda por Legionella pneumophila en pacientes con neumonia adquirida en la comunidad en la ciudad de Buenos Aires / [Detection of acute infection due to legionella pneumophila in patient with community acquired pneumonia in Buenos Aires city]
Medicina (B.Aires)
;
62(2): 145-8, 2002.
Artigo
em Espanhol
| LILACS, BINACIS
| ID: biblio-1165114
ABSTRACT
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is caused by different microorganisms, their frequency varying in each community. Legionella pneumophila has been reported as etiologic agent of CAP. The aim of our study was to determine the incidence of acute infection due to Legionella pneumophila in a group of adult patients in Buenos Aires city. Adults of both sexes with CAP diagnosis were included and two serum samples, acute and convalescence (2-4 weeks apart from each other), were tested to detect antibodies against Legionella pneumophila by indirect immunofluorescence (IFI) (Organon Teknica, NC, USA). Ninety-two of the enrolled patients were evaluable, average age 56 years, 55
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Doença dos Legionários
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Legionella pneumophila
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Pneumonia Bacteriana
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Aged80
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Feminino
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Medicina (B.Aires)
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
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