Legionnaire's disease


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Legionnaires' disease organism, legionella
Legionnaires' disease organism, legionella
Alternative Names

Legionella pneumonia; Pontiac fever


Prevention

Active surveillance of infections that were acquired within a hospital can lead to the treatment of contaminated water delivery systems. Detection and treatment of sources outside hospitals usually occurs during or after an epidemic has happened.



Review Date: 06/09/2005
Reviewed By: Camille Kotton, M.D., Infectious Diseases Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.


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