Legionnaires' disease: a case acquired in Israel.
What is probably the first case of presumably nosocomial Legionnaires' Disease (LD) in Israel is described in a 56-yr-old man hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction. The patient developed bilateral pneumonia and hemorrhagic pleural effusion. The diagnosis of LD was confirmed by serological examinations that showed a significant increase and decrease in IgM- and IgG-type antibodies to Legionella pneumophila serogroups 1 and 3. The patient recovered on antibiotic treatment which included erythromycin.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D007875:Legionella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents