title: Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from patients of respiratory tract disease & environmental samples.
abstract: In this preliminary study 45 patients suffering from pneumonia were screened for L. pneumophila. Also 17 random environmental samples viz., water from cooling system used for air-conditioning units and samples from respirator-humidifier were screened. Four of 45 (9%) clinical specimens and 13 of 17 (76%) environmental samples showed presence of L. pneumophila. This is the first report from India of the isolation on L. pneumophila.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre, Bombay.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Dhunjibhoy
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Nair
mesh_terms: D000389:Air Conditioning; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology*; D014871:Water Microbiology