Legionella pneumonia

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[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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No references found			Mrs Jones, of Penycae, Wrexham, died at Wrexham Maelor Hospital of multiple organ failure due to legionella pneumonia. WALES: TRACKING LETHAL DISEASE by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) The official cause of her death was given as Legionella pneumonia and the inquest adjourned until a date to be fixed. Legion disease victim named by Birmingham Mail (England) Delay in appropriate therapy for Legionella pneumonia is associated with increased mortality. Legionellosis from Legionella pneumophila serogroup 13 by Heath, Christopher H. / Emerging Infectious Diseases			leg length discrepancy leg weakness leg-itch mite leg-twitch legacy Legacy of Suicide legal legal blindness legal crisis legal death legal dentistry Legal Limit legal medicine Legal Scrub legally authorized representative Legg's disease Legg-Calve-Perthes disease Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease Legg-Perthes disease leggy Leghorn legibility Legionella Legionella bozemanii Legionella Micdadei Legionella pneumonia Legionella pneumophila Legionella pneumophilia legionellosis Legionnaire's disease Legionnaires Disease legionnaires' disease Legionnaires' disease antibody test legislation legislative action group legume Legumes Leicester Leigh disease Leigh's disease Leighton pin Leiner's disease Leininger leio- leiodermia leiomyoblastoma leiomyofibroma leiomyoma leiomyoma cutis leiomyoma uteri leiomyomatosis			Legion of the Damned Legion of the Dark Revenge Legion of the Light Legion of Valor of the United States Legion State Park Legionaire Legionaire's disease Legionaires Legionaires disease Legionaires' disease Legionairre Legionairre's disease Legionairres disease legionaries legionaries Legionarism Legionarism Legionarius legionary legionary legionary ant Legioned Legioned Legioned Legionela Legionela legionella legionella Legionella bozemanii Legionella micdadei Legionella pneumonia Legionella pneumophila Legionella pneumophila Legionella Pneumophila Macrophage Infectivity Potentiator Legionella Pneumophila Serogroup 1 Legionella Pneumophila serogroup 3 Legionella pneumophilia Legionella pneumophilia Legionella species Legionella species Legionella-like Amoebal Pathogen legionellae legionellae Legionellosis Legionellosis Legionellosis legionnaire Legionnaire ant Legionnaire disease Legionnaire disease Légionnaire grise Legionnaire's Legionnaire's legionnaire's bacillus legionnaire's bacillus legionnaire's bacillus Legionnaire's disease Legionnaire's disease Legionnaire's disease Legionnaire's disease legionnaire’s disease

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