Legionnaires' disease and pneumonia

Beware the temptation to underestimate this “exotic” cause of infection

Efsun Akbas Dr Akbas is director, communicable disease research department, Refik Saydam National Hygiene Center, and director, Legionella Reference Laboratory, Ankara, Turkey.

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Victor L. Yu Dr Yu is professor of medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and chief, infectious disease section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Pittsburgh.Correspondence[email protected]

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Legionnaires' disease is an often overlooked but common cause of community- acquired pneumonia. The clinical presentation is nonspecific, although fever higher than 39°C (102.2°F), gastrointestinal symptoms, and hyponatremia should raise the index of suspicion. In this article, Drs Akbas and Yu describe specialized laboratory tests needed for definitive diagnosis and discuss therapeutic options.

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