Pahu ʻike waikawa nukleika Legionella Pneumophila

ʻO Legionella pneumophila kahi coccobacillus pōkole, gram-negative, flagellated o ka genus Legionella polymorphic. ʻO Legionella pneumophila kahi bacteria parasitic facultative e hiki ke hoʻouka i ka amoeba a i ʻole nā ​​macrophages kanaka. Hoʻonui nui ʻia ka maʻi o kēia bacteria i ke alo o nā antibodies a me ka serum complement (akā ʻaʻole pono loa ke alo o nā mea ʻelua). ʻO Legionella pneumophila kahi pathogen koʻikoʻi e hoʻoulu ai i ka maʻi ahulau a me ka sporadic community-income pneumonia a me ka haukapila-income pneumonia, e helu ana ma kahi o 80% o Legionella pneumonia. Loaʻa nui ʻo Legionella pneumophila i ka wai a me ka lepo. ʻO ka omo ʻana o ka wai a me ka lepo i haumia i loko o ke kino o ke kanaka ma ke ʻano o ka aerosol paha ke ala nui o ka maʻi Legionella. I kēia manawa, ʻo nā ʻano nui no ka ʻike ʻana i ka hale hana a me ka hōʻoia ʻana o Legionella pneumophila he moʻomeheu bacteria a me ka hoʻāʻo serological.