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Legionellosis Additional Resources



DBMD - Legionellosis
Factsheet with cause, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/legionellosis_g.htm

The European Working Group for Legionella Infections
Includes disease information, surveillance information, reports, and links.
http://www.ewgli.org/

MedlinePlus: Legionnaires' Disease
Directory of factsheets, articles, and news.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/legionnairesdisease.html

OSHA Technical Manual - Legionnaires' Disease
Information to assist industrial hygienists in the assessment of work sites for potential Legionnaires' disease. Provides information on disease recognition, investigation procedures to identify probable water sources, and control strategies.
http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_iii/otm_iii_7.html

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Legionnaire's disease
Features cause, symptoms, tests, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000616.htm

Medmicro: Legionella
Scientific and medical information on the bacteria and the disease it causes.
http://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch040.htm

The Merck Manual: Pneumonia of Legionnaires' Disease
Includes signs and symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.
http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section6/chapter73/73g.jsp

Legionnaires' Disease
Caused by Legionella bacteria. Includes outbreaks and clinical information.
http://www.q-net.net.au/~legion/

eMedicine - Legionnaires Disease
Article by Frank Smeeks, MD, FAAEM.
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic295.htm

Postgraduate Medicine: Legionnaires' Disease and Pneumonia
Research article on the disease.
http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2001/05_01/akbas.htm