- References
- Legionella pneumophila
erythromycin +/-
Rifampin
FQ
S/S: Headache, malaise, myaglia, rapid fever within 24hrs or less, cough, chest
pain then chills or rigor common early symptoms;
Nonproductive cough common, mucoid bronchial secretions in about 50% of patients;
Source: Water from air conditioning cooling towers, shower heads, ponds ect;
Gm Neg Rods in singles, Not Normal Flora, may cause Sporadic and epidemic
Pneumonia (mild to severe);
