Prevalence of Legionella pneumophila among patients suffering from pneumonia: a Middle East systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract

Up to 90% of Legionella infections are caused by Legionella pneumophila including Legionnaires' diseases, community-acquired pneumonia and nosocomial pneumonia. Therefore, the present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to study the epidemiology of L. pneumophila retrieved from patients with pneumonia and respiratory tract infections from the Middle East.We searched PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases with restriction dates (restricting the search on cross-sectional studies published since 2000-