Sakvarelidze L A, Nersesov V A, Mgeladze G Iu, Gamtsemlidze P S, Barnabishvili N O
Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol. 1990 Jan(1):42-5.
The epidemic outbreak of Legionella infection at two industrial enterprises during the period of July-August 1988 is described. The results of the epidemiological study, the clinical course and the serological diagnosis of the outbreak are presented. For the first time in the USSR a new form of the disease has been described at the territory of Georgia. This form, named Legionella fever, is manifested mainly by skin eruptions.
本文描述了1988年7月至8月期间两家工业企业爆发的军团菌感染疫情。文中介绍了此次疫情的流行病学研究结果、临床病程及血清学诊断情况。在苏联境内,格鲁吉亚首次发现了一种新型疾病。这种疾病被命名为军团菌热,主要症状为皮肤疹。