Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Legionella pneumophila. Common symptoms include fever, cough, chills and shortness of breath. Diagnosis is made through a physical examination, a review of medical ...

S aureus, Moraxella catarrhalis, Legionella ... to cover the so-called atypical pathogens (Table I). Recent reports suggest that more than 50% of community-acquired pneumonia occurs in individuals ...

In 1976, the United States celebrated its bicentennial. Jimmy Carter beat Gerald Ford in the presidential election. And in Philadelphia, dozens of attendees at an American Legion conference fell ...

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it can be a dangerous form of pneumonia," Dr. Greg Corcoran, with LifeBridge Health, said. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), legionella is a type of bacteria that ...