Rainfall is a risk factor for sporadic cases of Legionella pneumophila pneumonia.

It is not known whether rainfall increases the risk of sporadic cases of Legionella pneumonia. We sought to test this hypothesis in a prospective observational cohort study of non-immunosuppressed adults hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia (1995-2011). Cases with Legionella pneumonia were...

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Main Authors: Carolina Garcia-Vidal, Maria Labori, Diego Viasus, Antonella Simonetti, Dolors Garcia-Somoza, Jordi Dorca, Francesc Gudiol, Jordi Carratalà
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23613778/?tool=EBI