[Atypical pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila. Report of a second case in Mexico].
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.
Huerta-Torrijos
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Unidad de Terapia Intensíva, Clínica Londres.
Lisker-Halpert
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A
Nuñez-Pérez Redondo
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C
Kimura-Fujikami
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Vázquez-Figueroa
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Lázaro-Castillo
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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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
La neumonía atípica por Legionella pneumophila. Informe del segundo caso en México.