Legionelosis ocupacional en mayores de 18 años: revisión sistemática
AUTOR(ES)
Domingo-Pueyo, Andrea
FONTE
Ciênc. saúde coletiva
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2019-03
RESUMO
Abstract The scope of this paper is to review the available scientific literature about the effects on health of occupational exposure to Legionella spp. A systematic review of the scientific literature retrieved from the MEDLINE (via PubMed), ISI-Web of Science (Institute for Scientific Information), Cochrane Library, LILCAS and SCOPUS databases through February 2015 was conducted. The key words used were ««Legionnaires’ Disease» «Legionellosis» «Occupational Exposure» «Occupational Diseases». Two hundred and twenty-two references were retrieved of which, after applying inclusion/exclusion criteria, 13 complete articles were selected. Of these, 9 describe pneumonia, 4 list Pontiac Fever, 1 reveals legionellosis and 3 result in death. The main causative agent of disease in workers exposed was Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1. Legionella spp infection is closely related to professions where there is nebulization with water, mainly among workers subjected to long exposure or even re-exposure. Outbreaks occurs seasonally, especially in the hottest months.
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