Legionella pneumophilia

 

 

Epidemiology

widespread in environment - soil water, pipes, showers

Classification and Characteristics

Virulence Factors

bacteria are motile

Transmission and Infection

Usually point source: water

 

 

Clinical Manifesations

causes a widespread spectrum of illness

causes respiratory tract infections

 

Diagnosis

 

 

Treatment

Rountine susceptibility testing not done, as in vitro results do not often correlate with clinical response

First-line is erythromycin

predictibly susceptible to fluoroquinolones, with macrolides as an alternative