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| | #REDIRECT [[Legionella pneumophila]] |
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| ==Overview==
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| [[Legionella]] is a common cause of both [[health care associated pneumonia]] and [[community acquired pneumonia]]. | |
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| ==Historical perspective==
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| * The organism was first recognized in 1976 during an outbreak at an American Legion Convention in Philadelphia.Legionellosis refers to the two clinical syndromes caused by bacteria of the genus Legionella:
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| Legionnaires' disease is the more common syndrome of pneumonia caused by Legionella species
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| Pontiac fever is an acute, febrile, self-limited illness that has been linked to Legionella species
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist|2}}
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