Volume 21, Number 7—July 2015
Research
Results from the National Legionella Outbreak Detection Program, the Netherlands, 2002–2012
Jeroen W. Den Boer
, Sjoerd M. Euser, Petra Brandsema, Linda Reijnen, and Jacob P. Bruin
, Sjoerd M. Euser, Petra Brandsema, Linda Reijnen, and Jacob P. Bruin
Table 1
Number and demographic characteristics of patients with domestically acquired cases of Legionnaires’ disease, the Netherlands, 2002–2012*
| Year | No. patients | Median age, y (range) | Male patients, no. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 35 | 55.3 (26.4–78.3) | 24 (68.6) |
| 2003 | 112 | 57.4 (4.8–87.9) | 73 (65.2) |
| 2004 | 153 | 57.3 (21.3–88.1) | 113 (73.9) |
| 2005 | 179 | 59.1 (28.2–94.2) | 132 (73.7) |
| 2006 | 285 | 60.2 (17.0–90.1) | 193 (67.7) |
| 2007 | 195 | 59.1 (19.6–93.1) | 153 (78.5) |
| 2008 | 227 | 60.2 (11.0–98.1) | 158 (69.6) |
| 2009 | 150 | 61.3 (14.6–94.8) | 106 (70.7) |
| 2010 | 344 | 61.5 (23.2–94.1) | 249 (72.4) |
| 2011 | 208 | 62.2 (24.3–93.0) | 155 (74.5) |
| 2012 | 103 | 62.5 (27.0–91.6) | 73 (70.9) |
| 2002–2012 | 1,991 | 60.2 (4.8–98.1) | 1,429 (71.8) |
*Study period was August 1, 2002–August 1, 2012. Patients who had been out of the country for >5 of the 9 days before disease onset (n = 805) were excluded.
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