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Table 1 Characteristics of Legionnaires’ disease patients among residents and visitors of an apartment complex for seniors

From: Legionnaires’ disease case-finding algorithm, attack rates, and risk factors during a residential outbreak among older adults: an environmental and cohort study

Patient

Building

Diagnostic

Onset Month

Age group*

Outcome

1

A-2

Urine antigen

September

70-79

Recovered

2

A-2

Urine antigen

September

62-69

Recovered

3

A-2

Urine antigen

September

70-79

Died

4**

A-2

Urine antigen

October

<62

Recovered

5

A-1

Urine antigen

October

62-69

Recovered

6

A-1

Sputum culture

October

62-69

Recovered

7

A-1

Sputum culture

October

70-79

Recovered

8

A-1

Urine antigen

October

70-79

Recovered

9

A-1

Urine antigen

October

62-69

Recovered

10**

A-2

Urine antigen

December

<62

Recovered

  1. * For comparison, the frequency distribution of age group among all residents of the apartment complex was 62–69 years old: 26%, 70–79: 45%, 80–89: 26%, and 90 and older: 3% (p = 0.09).
  2. ** Visitors to the apartment complex.