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Legionnaires’ Disease and Pontiac Fever
Reviewed for currency January 14, 2021 History Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is an acute pneumonic illness caused by gram-negative bacilli of the genus Legionella , the most common of which is Legionella pneumophila (Lp). Pontiac fever (PF) is a febrile, nonpneumonic,…