Legionella pneumonia: Difference between revisions
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Historical perspective= | ==Historical perspective== | ||
* The organism was first recognized in 1976 during an outbreak at an American Legion Convention in Philadelphia. | * The organism was first recognized in 1976 during an outbreak at an American Legion Convention in Philadelphia. | ||
* It is a common cause of both health care associated pneumonia and community acquired pneumonia. | * It is a common cause of both health care associated pneumonia and community acquired pneumonia. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Historical perspective
- The organism was first recognized in 1976 during an outbreak at an American Legion Convention in Philadelphia.
- It is a common cause of both health care associated pneumonia and community acquired pneumonia.