Case report. Legionnaires' disease. A review of clinical aspects of 18 sporadic cases.
An increased incidence of sporadic or isolated cases of Legionnaires' disease has been identified. A 68-year-old male with lobar pneumonia is reported in detail and clinical aspects of 17 other cases from the literature are summarized. Important epidemiologic factors remain to be resolved, but a pattern of diagnostic criteria, clinical course, and therapeutic response similar to the epidemic incidence emerges from this collected series to guide the alert clinician.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents