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LegionellaAka: Legionella pneumophila, Legionella pneumonia, Legionnaire's Disease, Legionellosis
- See Also
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Pathophysiology
- Aerobic, intracellular, Gram Negative Rod
- Virulent organism
- More severe disease than other Atypical Pneumonia
- Transmission
- Optimal conditions for growth
- Temperature: 89 to 113 F water
- Stagnant water
- Waterborne
- Freshwater or moist soil near ponds
- Air conditioning
- Condensers
- Cooling towers
- Respiratory therapy equipment
- Showers or water faucets
- Whirlpools
- Incubation
- Two to ten days
- Risk Factors
- Tobacco Smoking
- Chronic Renal Failure
- Malignancy
- Immunosuppression
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Chronic Liver Disease
- Exposure to recent plumbing work
- Overnight stay outside the home
- Symptoms
- Prodrome for 12-48 hours
- Malaise
- Myalgia
- Headache
- Symptoms for 2-3 days
- Fever to 40.5 C persists for 8-10 days
- Gastrointestinal symptoms in 20-40% of cases
- Nausea or Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Later Symptoms: Cough
- Minimal to no Sputum production
- Slightly blood tinged Sputum
- Signs
- Severe respiratory distress
- Confusion
- Disorientation
- Complications
- Respiratory failure (20-40% of cases)
- Extrapulmonary complications
- Myocarditis or Pericarditis
- Prosthetic valve endocarditis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Pancreatitis
- Peritonitis
- Radiology: Chest XRay
- Small Pleural Effusions
- Unilateral parenchymal infiltrates
- Round, fluffy opacities
- Spread contiguously to other lobes
- Progresses to dense consolidation
- Progresses to bilateral infiltrates
- Labs
- Complete Blood Count
- Leukocytosis
- Leukopenia
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Elevated markedly
- Liver Function Tests increased
- Sputum Exam
- Fluorescent Antibody studies of Sputum
- Legionella can not be seen on Gram Stain
- Diagnosis
- Legionella urine antigen testing
- High sensitivity and Specificity for serogroup 1
- Serogroup 1 (LP1) causes most U.S. cases
- Sputum Culture required to identify other serogroups
- Urine antigen and Sputum Culture all cases
- References
- Benin (2002) Clin Infect Dis 35:1039
- Sputum Culture on special medium
- Legionella Serologies
- Legionella fourfold titer rise to >= 1:128 or
- Legionella titer >= 1:256
- Management (Antibiotic course for 21 days)
- Azithromycin IV
- Levofloxacin IV
- Trovafloxacin IV
- Erythromycin IV
- Add Rifampin in immunocompromised or severe disease
- Course
- Response to antibiotics may not be seen for 4-5 days
- Up to 15% mortality in some studies
- References
- Gilbert (2001) Sanford Antimicrobial, p. 28
- Akbas (2001) Postgrad Med 109(5):135
- File (1998) Infect Dis Clin North Am 12(3):569
- Klein (1998) Semin Respir Infect 13(2):140
- Plouffe (2000) Clin Infect Dis 31:S35
- Tan (1999) Can Respir J 6:15A
- Waterer (2001) Am J Med 110(1):41
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| Definition (MSH) | Infections with bacteria of the genus LEGIONELLA. |
| Definition (CSP) | gram negative bacterial infection by any species of Legionella including Legionnaire's disease, which is characterized by high fever, malaise, muscle aches, respiratory disorders and headache. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047)
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| English | Legionella infection, Legionelloses, Legionellosis |
| Spanish | infección por Legionella, infeccion por Legionella, legionelosis |
| Credits | Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)
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Legionnaires' Disease (C0023241)
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| Definition (MSH) | An acute, sometimes fatal, pneumonia-like bacterial infection characterized by high fever, malaise, muscle aches, respiratory disorders and headache. It is named for an outbreak at the 1976 Philadelphia convention of the American Legion. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047)
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| ICD9 | 482.84 |
| English | INFECT LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA, Infection by Legionella pneumophilia, Legionella, Legionella pneumonia, LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA INFECT, Legionella pneumophila Infection, Legionella pneumophila Infections, LEGIONNAIRE DIS, Legionnaire Disease, Legionnaire's Disease, LEGIONNAIRES DIS, Legionnaires disease, LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE |
| Spanish | enfermedad de los legionarios, infección por Legionella pneumophila, infección por Legionella pneumophilia, infeccion por Legionella pneumophila, infeccion por Legionella pneumophilia, neumonÃa de los legionarios, neumonÃa por Legionella, neumonia de los legionarios, neumonia por Legionella |
| Credits | Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)
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Legionella pneumophila antigen (C0369588)
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| Concepts | Immunologic Factor (T129)
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| English | Legionella pneumophila, Legionella pneumophila Ag, Legionella pneumophila antigen |
| Spanish | antÃgeno de Legionella pneumophila, antigeno de Legionella pneumophila |
| Credits | Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)
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