Seroepidemiology of Legionella pneumophila. A study of adults from Memphis, Tennessee, U. S. A.

Sera of 1,000 adults (aged 50 to 104) from Memphis, Tennessee were tested by the microagglutination procedure for antibodies to Legionella pneumophila (Philadelphia 1 strain). Of the 1,000 sera tested, 53 (5.3%) had titers of 1:16 or greater to L. pneumophila.