title: [Epidemiological monitoring of legionellosis: a case-control study in an university general hospital].
abstract: The authors report the early results of a case-control study carried out about the risk of legionellosis. During the first year, they have tested urine samples from patients with unknown pneumonia, using a legionella-sensitive test for the detection of its antigen. Out of 171 samples, 9 have turned out to be positive (5.3%). Lifestyles, predisposing factors, possible sources of infection and stressful events were investigated.
authors.affiliation: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma. plaurenti@rm.unicatt.it
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laurenti
authors.forename: Gianluigi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Quaranta
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Branca
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tumbarello
authors.forename: Ettore
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Capoluongo
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orsini
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Romano Spica
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance