2002
Trends in Legionnaires Disease, 1980–1998: Declining Mortality and New Patterns of Diagnosis
Benin A, Benson R, Besser R. Trends in Legionnaires Disease, 1980–1998: Declining Mortality and New Patterns of Diagnosis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2002, 35: 1039-1046. PMID: 12384836, DOI: 10.1086/342903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLegionella pneumophila serogroup 1Legionnaires' diseaseUrine antigen testingCases of LDCommunity-acquired casesCase fatality rateCulture-based diagnosisNew diagnostic testsPassive surveillance systemDirect fluorescent antibodyAntigen testingEmpirical therapyNosocomial casesPneumophila serogroup 1Serologic testingOutbreak investigationDisease controlDiagnostic testsDiagnosisSerogroup 1Fluorescent antibodyLegionella isolatesMortalityDiseaseSurveillance system
2001
An Outbreak of Travel-Associated Legionnaires Disease and Pontiac Fever: The Need for Enhanced Surveillance of Travel-Associated Legionellosis in the United States
Benin A, Benson R, Arnold K, Fiore A, Cook P, Williams L, Fields B, Besser R. An Outbreak of Travel-Associated Legionnaires Disease and Pontiac Fever: The Need for Enhanced Surveillance of Travel-Associated Legionellosis in the United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2001, 185: 237-243. PMID: 11807698, DOI: 10.1086/338060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLegionnaires' diseasePontiac feverOutbreaks of LDTravel Associated Legionnaires' DiseaseImmunoglobulin M antibodiesLegionella pneumophila serogroup 6Fragment length polymorphism typingIgM seropositivityCohort studyM antibodiesIndex patientsPF casesEnhanced surveillanceSPA exposureOutbreak investigationSerogroup 6DiseaseWhirlpool spaFeverPolymorphism typingOutbreakNew laboratory techniquesLegionellosisSurveillanceEnvironmental investigationsApplication of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis to Subtyping of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 6
Benson R, Fields B, Benin A, Craddock H, Besser R. Application of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis to Subtyping of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 6. 2001, 243-247. DOI: 10.1128/9781555817985.ch45.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLegionella pneumophila serogroup 6Serogroup 6Patient isolatesFragment length polymorphism analysisLength polymorphism analysisL. pneumophila serogroup 6Unrelated strainsOutbreak-related strainsPulsed-field gel electrophoresisEnvironmental isolatesPolymorphism analysisEnvironmental strainsOutbreak investigationWhirlpool spaLegionnaires' diseasePontiac feverUnique strainsElectrophoretic typesDiseaseIsolatesGel electrophoresisSubtypingUnique patternAgarose gel electrophoresis