TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Legionella Pneumonia A1 - Rubin, Lorry G. A2 - Kline, Mark W. PY - 2018 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - Legionella pneumophila was first recognized as the etiology of an outbreak of pneumonia among attendees at a 1976 American Legion convention. Pneumonia caused by Legionella, known as Legionnaires’ disease or legionellosis, is a relatively common cause of community-acquired pneumonia in adults and is a cause of healthcare-associated pneumonia and pneumonia in immunocompromised adults and children. Legionella is also associated with Pontiac fever, an uncommon, short incubation, self-limited influenza-like illness that primarily affects adults, presenting in epidemic form with symptoms of fever, malaise, myalgia, chills, headache, and pleuritic pain. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182935790 ER -