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Query: UMLS:C0023241 (
Legionella
)
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During a nosocomial epidemic of
Legionnaires' disease
, clinical and laboratory observations led to the recognition of remarkable aspects in six patients. Features included two episodes of disease, dual or sequential infections with
Legionella
pneumophila and other pathogens; transient
deafness
with erythromycin therapy, and
Legionnaires' disease
with a pleural effusion but no pulmonary infiltrate. Expectorated sputum culture yielded two serogroups of L. pneumophila in one patient. Cultures of transtracheal and endotracheal aspirates and of blood led to the diagnosis, permitted evaluation of confounding potential pathogens, and confirmed
Legionnaires' disease
in the absence of seroconversion. Although many manifestations of
Legionnaires' disease
were quite typical in this outbreak, these additional unusual features expand the spectrum and illustrate the value of rapid diagnostic methods.
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PMID:Legionnaires' disease: unusual clinical and laboratory features. 699 51
