Neumonía adquirida en la comunidad: comunicación de 8 casos de neumonía grave por legionella pneumophila serogrupo 1 en Chile / Community acquired pneumonia: report of 8 cases of severe pneumonia caused by legionella pneumophila seroproup 1 in Chile
Rev. méd. Chile
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130(3): 309-313, mar. 2002. ilus, tab
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Legionella pneumophila is the second cause of severe community acquired pneumonia. In Chile, however, there are few reports of pneumonia caused by Legionella. We report eight patients (6 men, aged 42 to 72 years old) with community-acquired pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, confirmed by the measurement of urinary antigen. Clinical presentation was characterized by fever or hypothermia (in one case), cough, dyspnea and neurological abnormalities in four patients. Cigarette smoking was the most frequently identified risk factor. All patients had at least one American Thoracic Society severity criteria. Complications observed were acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in seven patients, shock in four, renal failure in four and need for mechanical ventilation in three. No patient died
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Legionnaires' Disease
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Legionella pneumophila
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Pneumonia, Bacterial
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Chile/CL
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