Clinical predictors for <it>Legionella </it>in patients presenting with community-acquired pneumonia to the emergency department

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Legionella species cause severe forms of pneumonia with high mortality and complication rates. Accurate clinical predictors to assess the likelihood of <it>Legionella </it>community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in patients pr...

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Main Authors: Frei Reno, Steffen Ingrid, Trampuz Andrej, Christ-Crain Mirjam, Haeuptle Jeannine, Zaborsky Roya, Fiumefreddo Rico, Müller Beat, Schuetz Philipp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/9/4