Prevalence of Legionella pneumophila among patients suffering from pneumonia: a Middle East systematic review and meta-analysis

This study showed that the prevalence of L. pneumophila in clinical samples collected from patients was varied between 1.6 and 28.1%. The pooled prevalence of L. pneumophila in clinical samples was reported to 8.5%. Our systematic review and meta-analysis showed a considerable prevalence of L. pneumophila in countries located in the Middle East. Therefore, it should be considered in the identification of respiratory infections illness. It is also best to use both culture and molecular methods at the same time to diagnose the bacterium.
Source: Reviews in Medical Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Tags: MICROBIOLOGY Source Type: research