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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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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
The one patient without shock had Legionella pneumonia that progressed to ARDS.
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Increase in Legionella pneumonia, Philadelphia and surrounding regions, Philadelphia: Division of Disease Control Health Advisory, July 31, 2003.
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