Onishchenko, G.G., Tartakovskii, I.S., Lazikova, G.F., Demina, Yu.V., Romanenko, V.V., Smirnova, S.S.

Epidemiologic examination of focuses of community-acquired pneumonia caused by Legionella

Federal Service for Surveillance for Protection of Consumers Rights and Human Welfare; Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow; Administration of Federal Service for Surveillance for Protection of Consumers Rights and Human Welfare in Sverdlovsk region, Ekaterinburg, Russia

Main directions of epidemiologic examination of community-acquired pneumonia focus caused by Legionella accounting for features of epidemic process of this infection are discussed. Typical questionnaires, suggested list of documents, characteristics of laboratory tests are presented. Importance of epidemiologic examination of disease focuses as a basis for adequate sanitary and antiepidemic (prophylactic) measures for suppression of outbreaks of Legionella infection are underlined.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2008, No. 2, P. 10—12