Estimating the True Burden of Legionnaires’ Disease
Cassell K, Gacek P, Rabatsky-Ehr T, Petit S, Cartter M, Weinberger DM. Estimating the True Burden of Legionnaires’ Disease. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2019, 188: 1686-1694. PMID: 31225857, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwz142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedChildChild, PreschoolConnecticutFemaleHospitalizationHumansIncidenceInfantInfluenza, HumanLegionnaires' DiseaseMaleMiddle AgedModels, TheoreticalPneumoniaRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusTrue burdenLegionnaires' diseaseAge groupsLD casesCommunity-acquired pneumoniaObserved incidence ratesPercentage of casesInfluenza hospitalizationsSyncytial virusIncidence rateHospitalizationClinical settingEtiological studiesStudy periodMixed effects modelsDiseasePneumoniaEstimates of numbersInfluenzaBurdenTotalPopulationLegionellaUnderdiagnosis