title: Legionnaires' disease in Durban. A case report.
abstract: An isolated case of Legionnaires' disease occurring in Durban is described. The patient presented with bilateral extensive pneumonia. Diagnosis was made by the indirect immunofluorescent antibody test, which showed a fourfold rise in titre from 1 : 128 to 1 : 512. Awareness of the fact that Legionnaires' disease occurs here should result in early recognition and appropriate management of this disease.
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography