Legionella

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Introduction

Aerobic gram negative bacilli. Motile. Ubiquitous in aquatic environments. There are 22 Legionella species & 33 serotypes identifiable by a slide agglutination test.

Epidemiology

Pathology

Clinical manifestations

(see Legionella pneumophila)

Laboratory

Management

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References

  1. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Companion Handbook, Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1995, pg 228-29
  2. Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 797
  3. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 19American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2021
  4. 4.0 4.1 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 657