Laboratory Diagnosis of Pneumonia by Detection of Urinary Antigen Test of Legionella Pnuemophilia
سال انتشار: 1396
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: انگلیسی
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JR_JIML-4-4_006
تاریخ نمایه سازی: 13 مرداد 1402
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Background and Aims: Legionnaires’ disease is seen in sporadic and epidemic form. The most prevalent cause is Legionella pnuemophilia (L.pneumophila), which produces a severe disease in vulnerable individuals with a high fatality rate. This study was conducted due to the wide and universal distribution of the Legionnaires’ disease, lack of conventional and accessible diagnostic method, unresponsiveness to conventional antibiotic therapy in some pneumonia patients and the lack of any report about it in Kashan city, Iran.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was performed on ۱۱۷ pneumonia patients hospitalized in Kashan Shahid Beheshti hospital. After obtaining the consent form, urine specimens of the patients for isolating and detecting of L.pneumophila were examined using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method. A questionnaire containing information about demographic, clinical and para-clinical findings was filled out by the researcher.
Results: From a total of ۱۱۷ cases, ۱۱ (۹.۴%) urinary antigens of L.pnuemophilia were detected. ۴۸ cases (۴۱%) were males and ۶۹ (۵۹%) were females. The most cases were in ≥۶۰ age group. There was no significant association between sex, age, job with number of L.pneumophila cases, but there was a significant correlation between smoking, disturbance of consciousness, increase of aspartate aminotransferase and the prevalence of Legionella.
Conclusions: The prevalence of L.pnuemophilia among the pneumonia patients was ۹.۴%. Considering that there is a significant association between smoking and disturbance of consciousness, education about avoiding of smoking and considering L.pnuemophilia as a cause of pneumonia in patients with disturbance of consciousness is recommended.
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نویسندگان
Hasan Afzali
Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Infectious Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
mansooreh Momen-Heravi
Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Infectious Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Maryam Shamaee Zavare
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
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