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  2. Legionnaires' disease - Wikipedia

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    The fatality rate of Legionnaires' disease has ranged from 5–30% during various outbreaks and approaches 50% for nosocomial infections, especially when treatment with antibiotics is delayed. [38] Hospital-acquired Legionella pneumonia has a fatality rate of 28%, and the principal source of infection in such cases is the drinking-water ...

  3. 1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak - Wikipedia

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    The disease was finally produced in guinea pigs. The CDC announced the discovery at a press conference on January 18, 1977. [11] [12] [4] [13] The bacterium was later named Legionella pneumophila. [14] Legionella pneumophila is the most common cause, but sometimes other species of Legionella bacteria also cause Legionnaires' disease.

  4. Levofloxacin - Wikipedia

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    As of 2010 it was recommended by the IDSA as a first-line treatment option for catheter-associated urinary tract infections in adults. [16] In combination with metronidazole it is recommended as one of several first-line treatment options for adult patients with community-acquired intra-abdominal infections of mild-to-moderate severity. [17]

  5. What is Legionnaires' disease? - AOL

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    You can contract Legionnaire's disease by inhaling the bacteria (legionella), but NOT from person to person contact. Because it is a disease that affects the lungs, older adults, smokers and ...

  6. Copper-silver ionization - Wikipedia

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    Ionization can be an effective process to control Legionella in potable water distribution systems found in health facilities, hotels, nursing homes, and large buildings. . In 2003, ionization became the first such hospital disinfection process to have fulfilled a proposed four-step modality evaluation; by then it had been adopted by over 100 hospitals.

  7. American Cruise Lines notifies guests of Legionella bacteria ...

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    The couple said the line did not offer them a refund or compensation after notifying them of the Legionella. The cruise cost the pair around $12,000, including flights and a hotel stay prior to ...

  8. 5 people develop Legionnaire's disease after possible ... - AOL

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    Five people have developed Legionnaires' disease following possible exposure to contaminated water droplets from a cooling tower in downtown Lincoln, New Hampshire, state health officials say.

  9. Quinolone antibiotic - Wikipedia

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    These drugs were widely used as a first-line treatment for many infections, including very commons ones such as acute sinusitis, acute bronchitis, and uncomplicated UTIs. [85] Reports of serious adverse events began emerging, and the FDA first added a black-box warning to fluoroquinolones in July 2008 for the increased risk of tendinitis and ...