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Epidemiology and Control of Legionellosis, Singapore
To determine trends and clinical and epidemiologic features of legionellosis in Singapore, we studied cases reported during 2000–2009. During this period, 238 indigenous and 33 imported cases of legionellosis were reported. Cases were reported individually and sporadically throughout each year. Alth...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3381417/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21762574 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1707.101509 |
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author | Lam, Meng Chon Ang, Li Wei Tan, Ai Ling James, Lyn Goh, Kee Tai |
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description | To determine trends and clinical and epidemiologic features of legionellosis in Singapore, we studied cases reported during 2000–2009. During this period, 238 indigenous and 33 imported cases of legionellosis were reported. Cases were reported individually and sporadically throughout each year. Although the annual incidence of indigenous cases had decreased from 0.46 cases per 100,000 population in 2003 to 0.16 cases per 100,000 in 2009, the proportion of imported cases increased correspondingly from 6.2% during 2000–2004 to 27.3% during 2005–2009 (p<0.0005). The prevalence of Legionella bacteria in cooling towers and water fountains was stable (range 12.1%–15.3%) during 2004–August 2008. |
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spelling | pubmed-33814172012-06-28 Epidemiology and Control of Legionellosis, Singapore Lam, Meng Chon Ang, Li Wei Tan, Ai Ling James, Lyn Goh, Kee Tai Emerg Infect Dis Research To determine trends and clinical and epidemiologic features of legionellosis in Singapore, we studied cases reported during 2000–2009. During this period, 238 indigenous and 33 imported cases of legionellosis were reported. Cases were reported individually and sporadically throughout each year. Although the annual incidence of indigenous cases had decreased from 0.46 cases per 100,000 population in 2003 to 0.16 cases per 100,000 in 2009, the proportion of imported cases increased correspondingly from 6.2% during 2000–2004 to 27.3% during 2005–2009 (p<0.0005). The prevalence of Legionella bacteria in cooling towers and water fountains was stable (range 12.1%–15.3%) during 2004–August 2008. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-07 /pmc/articles/PMC3381417/ /pubmed/21762574 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1707.101509 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Lam, Meng Chon Ang, Li Wei Tan, Ai Ling James, Lyn Goh, Kee Tai Epidemiology and Control of Legionellosis, Singapore |
title | Epidemiology and Control of Legionellosis, Singapore |
title_full | Epidemiology and Control of Legionellosis, Singapore |
title_fullStr | Epidemiology and Control of Legionellosis, Singapore |
title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiology and Control of Legionellosis, Singapore |
title_short | Epidemiology and Control of Legionellosis, Singapore |
title_sort | epidemiology and control of legionellosis, singapore |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3381417/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21762574 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1707.101509 |
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