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. 2020 May 23;70(11):2428-2431.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz771.

Population-Based Assessment of Clinical Risk Factors for Legionnaires' Disease

Laura A Cooley  1 , Tracy Pondo  1 , Louise K Francois Watkins  1   2 , Priti Shah  1 , Stephanie Schrag  1 ; Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Program of the Emerging Infections Program Network
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Population-Based Assessment of Clinical Risk Factors for Legionnaires' Disease

Laura A Cooley et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We used US population-based surveillance data to characterize clinical risk factors for Legionnaires' disease (LD). The LD incidence increased by age and the risk was elevated for 12 clinical conditions, when compared to healthy adults. This information can be used to guide testing, treatment, and public health prevention efforts.

Keywords: Legionnaires’ disease; diagnosis; outbreak prevention; outbreak response; risk factors.

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Conflict of interest statement

Potential conflicts of interest. The authors report no potential conflicts of interest. All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts that the editors consider relevant to the content of the manuscript have been disclosed.

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