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Legionellosis - Legionella pneumophila is an important cause of both community-acquired and nosocomial pneumonia and must be considered as a possible diagnosis in any patient presenting with pneumonia.The Legionella bacterium was first identified in the summer of 1976 during the 58th annual convention of the American Legion, which was held at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia. Infection was presumed to be spread by contamination of the water in the hotel's air conditioning system. The presentation of affected persons ranged from ...

Legionnaires Disease - An outbreak of serious pulmonary infections among people attending a convention of the American Legion in Philadelphia during the US Bicentennial celebration in July 1976 prompted the description of Legionnaires disease and its causative organism, Legionella pneumophila.A nonpneumonic variant caused by the same species is called Pontiac fever, named for an outbreak of the described disease in Pontiac, Michigan, in ...

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