An Epidemiological Study on Legionnaires’ Disease in Gyeonggi Province, Korea: Occurrence, Infection Routes, and Risk Factors for Mortality (2016–2022)
Hae-Deun Noh,
Jeonghyeon Oh,
Kun-Hee Park
et al.
Abstract:Background and Objectives: Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is an acute respiratory disease with increasing annual numbers of reported domestic and global cases. This study aimed to establish foundational data for the prevention and control of LD by investigating the occurrence and infection routes of reported and suspected cases of LD in Gyeonggi Province, Korea, from January 2016 to December 2022, and by and analyzing the risk factors for death. Materials and Methods: A sex-and-age standardization was performed on… Show more
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