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Legionella pneumonia

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Legionella pneumonia
[lē′jənel′ə]
Etymology: American Legion; Gk, pneumon, lung
a form of pneumonia caused by a gram-negative bacillus identified as Legionella pneumophila. It was discovered after an outbreak of the disease among veterans attending a 1976 convention of the American Legion. See also Legionella pneumophila, Legionnaires' disease.


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Mrs Jones, of Penycae, Wrexham, died at Wrexham Maelor Hospital of multiple organ failure due to legionella pneumonia.
The official cause of her death was given as Legionella pneumonia and the inquest adjourned until a date to be fixed.
Delay in appropriate therapy for Legionella pneumonia is associated with increased mortality.
 
 
 
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