title: [Atypical pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila. Report of a second case in Mexico].
abstract: An outbreak of pneumonia that caused 34 deaths among 221 legionnaires was reported in 1977 at the American Legion Convention in Philadelphia. The causative agent was eventually recognized and named Legionella pneumophila. Legionellosis is a worldwide disease, but in Mexico there is only one report of Legionnaires' disease, possibly because it is not thought of as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia. We report a previously healthy patient who required admittance to our ICU with community-acquired Legionnaires' disease.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Terapia Intensíva, Clínica Londres.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huerta-Torrijos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lisker-Halpert
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nuñez-Pérez Redondo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimura-Fujikami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vázquez-Figueroa
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lázaro-Castillo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: La neumonía atípica por Legionella pneumophila. Informe del segundo caso en México.