Legionella pneumonia due to non-Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1: usefulness of the six-point scoring system

Legionella pneumonia due to non-Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1: usefulness of the six-point scoring system

Abstract Background Because of a limited number of reports, we aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with Legionella pneumonia due to non-Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 and the diagnostic usefulness of the six-point scoring system for such patients compared with patients...

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Main Authors: Akihiro Ito, Tadashi Ishida, Yasuyoshi Washio, Akio Yamazaki, Hiromasa Tachibana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Legionella pneumonia
Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1
Community-acquired pneumonia
Diagnostic scoring system
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0559-3

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