Legionellosis- A Mini Review

Author: Arnav Wadhawan And Rajinder PS Bajwa*

Published: September 22, 2018

DOI: 10.19080/JOJCS.2018.08.555732

Abstract Content: Legionellosis Is The Term Used To Describe Clinical Manifestations Of Infection Caused By The Legionella Bacteria. It Includes Legionnaires Disease (LD), Focal Non-pulmonary Infections And Pontiac Fever. LD Is A Type Of Bacterial Pneumonia, While Pontiac Fever Is A Several Days Long Non-pneumonic, Febrile, Influenza Like Illness Associated With Exposure To Legionella Spp. That Resolves Spontaneously. Legionnaires Disease Was First Described During An Outbreak At A Convention Of The American Legion In Philadelphia In 1976 [1]. Twenty-nine Of 182 Cases Were Fatal. Extensive Epidemiologic Work Led To Identification Of The Bacterium.