Legionella infection - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ …
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WebFirst-line treatment is with a fluoroquinolone or a newer-generation macrolide. Complications are the same as those for pneumonia and include respiratory failure, parapneumonic effusion, empyema, lung abscess, and death. Definition. Legionella are gram-negative coccobacilli with at least 20 pathogenic species and 70 serogroups.
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