Príncipe Rodríguez K, Rodríguez Cintrón W
Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases Training Program, San Juan Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
P R Health Sci J. 2001 Sep;20(3):251-3.
Legionnaires' disease is a severe, often fatal pneumonia, caused by Legionella pneumophila. Its incidence is reported about 6%. In Puerto Rico, there is no data available of the prevalence of Legionnaires' disease. A case of Legionnaires' is presented as well as data to support that the prevalence in our Island is higher than the reported elsewhere.
军团病是一种由嗜肺军团菌引起的严重且往往致命的肺炎。据报道其发病率约为6%。在波多黎各,尚无军团病患病率的数据。本文介绍了一例军团病病例以及相关数据,以证明我们岛屿上该病的患病率高于其他地方所报道的。