Podcast # 373: Legionnaires Disease
Sep 01, 2018•4 min
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Episode description
Author: Gretchen Hinson, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Legionnaires disease refers to a severe pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophilia and occurs typically at the extremes of age
- Associated gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea/vomiting/diarrhea) may be present
- Hyponatremia is a common laboratory finding
- Legionella urinary antigen can be a convenient test to identify the infection
- Treatment is with fluoroquinolones, macrolides and/or tetracyclines
References
Pierre DM, Baron J, Yu VL, Stout JE. Diagnostic testing for Legionnaires' disease. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials. 2017;16:59. doi:10.1186/s12941-017-0229-6.
Cunha BA, Cunha CB. Legionnaire's Disease and its Mimics: A Clinical Perspective. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2017 Mar;31(1):95-109. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2016.10.008. Review.
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