Legionnaires' disease: a rare entity in Puerto Rico?
Legionnaires' disease is a severe, often fatal pneumonia, caused by Legionella pneumophila. Its incidence is reported about 6%. In Puerto Rico, there is no data available of the prevalence of Legionnaires' disease. A case of Legionnaires' is presented as well as data to support that the prevalence in our Island is higher than the reported elsewhere.
Príncipe Rodríguez
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Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases Training Program, San Juan Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Rodríguez Cintrón
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000276:immunology; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000453:epidemiology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013997:Time Factors
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004917:Erythromycin