Abstract
What is probably the first case of presumably nosocomial Legionnaires' Disease (LD) in Israel is described in a 56-yr-old man hospitalized for acute myocaridal infarction. The patient developed bilateral pneumonia and hemorrhagic pleural effusion. The diagnosis of LD was confirmed by serological examinations that showed a significant increase and decrease in IgM- and IgG-type antibodies to Legionella pneumophila serogroups 1 and 3. The patient recovered on antibiotic treatment which included erythromycin.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 873-877 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Israel Journal of Medical Sciences |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - 1982 |