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Epidemiological Analysis of Legionella Pneumonia in Japan: A National Inpatient Database Study
Authors
Satoshi Kutsuna, Hiroyuki Ohbe, Naoki Kanda, Hiroki Matsui, Hideo Yasunaga
J-Stage
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/34/8/34_JE20230178/_article
Highlights
- We analyzed the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database to determine the epidemiology of Legionella pneumonia.
- This study revealed a high mortality rate of 6.4%.
- Our study demonstrated a higher mortality rate in winter and in patients with congestive heart failure and metastasis.
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