RT Book, Section
A1 Rubin, Lorry G.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182935790
T1 Legionella Pneumonia
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182935790
RD 2024/04/20
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.