Legionella: an infrequent cause of adult community acquired pneumonia in Dublin.
The commonest infectious agents identified in community acquired pneumonia (CAP) amongst 50 patients admitted to a Dublin hospital were Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilis influenzae. Legionella pneumophila pneumonia occurred in only one patient who acquired infection abroad. A serological screen of blood bank donors and renal transplant recipients failed to detect antibody to Legionella pneumophila supporting the clinical findings of a low prevalence of infection in this community. It is concluded that initial antibiotic therapy for patients with CAP need not routinely include cover for Legionella.
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Haugh
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O'Connor
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Hollingsworth
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D007875:Legionella / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology*; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000382:microbiology; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000382:microbiology
D000906:Antibodies