Community-Acquired Legionella Pneumonia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Adult Patients: A Matched Case-Control Study

Abstract We investigate whether the clinical presentations and outcomes of Legionella pneumonia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients were comparable to those seen in non-HIV-infected patients (case-control design). HIV-infected individuals presented neither a more severe disease n...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2018-08, Vol.67 (6), p.958-961
Main Authors: Cillóniz, Catia, Miguel-Escuder, Lucia, Pedro-Bonet, María Luisa, Falcó, Vicenç, Lopez, Yessica, García-Vidal, Carolina, Gabarrús, Albert, Moreno, Asunción, Torres, Antoni, Miró, José M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Case-Control Studies
Community-Acquired Infections - microbiology
Community-acquired pneumonia
Female
HIV
HIV infections
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - microbiology
Humans
Infeccions per VIH
Legionella - isolation & purification
Legionnaires' Disease - complications
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumonia, Bacterial - microbiology
Pneumònia adquirida a la comunitat
Spain
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Summary:Abstract We investigate whether the clinical presentations and outcomes of Legionella pneumonia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients were comparable to those seen in non-HIV-infected patients (case-control design). HIV-infected individuals presented neither a more severe disease nor a worse clinical outcome than matched HIV-negative control patients.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciy314