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è â Clinical Clues
- åŽé pneumonia +
- Fever ⥠39°C
- è
¹ç, GI sx
- Confusion, neuro
- Hyponatremia (SIADH)
- AKI, hepatic â, CK â
- High mortality without treatment
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è â Source
- æ°Ž (cooling tower, hot tub, plumbing)
- Aerosol â inhalation
- NO person-to-person
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è â Dx
- Urinary antigen (serogroup 1 only)
- Culture BCYE
- PCR
- DFA / serology
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è â Treatment
- Levofloxacin (preferred) or azithromycin
- NOT β-lactam
- 7-14 d (immunocompromise / severe 14-21d)
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è â Atypical CAP Coverage Importance
- Empirical CAP regimen å¿
é cover atypicals (macrolide / FQ / doxy)
- Reason: Legionella + Mycoplasma + Chlamydia (intracellular, β-lactam no work)
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è â Pontiac Fever
- Self-limited flu-like, no pneumonia
- No abx
- Same Legionella exposure but different pathogenesis (LPS)