The 5th International Conference on Legionella

摘要

Twenty-five years after the first recognized outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, the bacterium Legionella pneumophila is clearly established as an enduring agent of pneumonia and respiratory disease. This organism causes an estimated 15,000 cases of pneumonia in the United States each year. Since L. pneumophila was first recognized, numerous advances have occurred in our understanding of how this unique intracellular pathogen affects humans and how to control it and prevent disease.