TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 264. Legionella Pneumonia A1 - Rubin, Lorry G. A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. PY - 2011 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - Legionella pneumophila was first recognized as the etiology of an outbreak of pneumonia among attendees at a 1976 American Legion Convention.1,2 Pneumonia caused by Legionella, known as Legionnaires disease or legionellosis, is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia in adults and is a cause of health care-associated pneumonia and pneumonia in immunocompromised adults and children. L pneumophila may also cause Pontiac fever, an uncommon, short incubation, influenzalike illness that primarily affects adults with symptoms of fever, malaise, myalgia, chills, headache, and pleuritic pain.3-5 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/07 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7025897 ER -