[There exists an epidemiology of Legionella pneumophila in our country].
The authors, after a brief relation on contribution given by international publications, relates about their study on Legionellosis epidemiology based on seroconversion results obtained comparing six different serotypes, precisely the ones from 1 to 6, over a sample of people living in the areas surrounding the two italian cities of Rome and Siena. This study has given proof of an high, and unaspected, seroconversion (over 27%) caused by Legionella Pneumophila. Titer was equal to or higher than 64, and there was a significantly higher incidence given by serotype 6 in both the examined areas.
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007875:Legionella / Q000145:classification; D012703:Serotyping
Esiste un'epidemiologia della Legionella pneumophila nel nostro paese.