Legionella pneumophila

Precautions

Standard Precautions
Standard Precautions

General Information

Pathogen information

Aerobic small gram negative bacillus

Epidemiology

  • Reservoir is water- aerosolization by cooling towers, spas, shower heads, etc.

  • Occurs in outbreaks

  • Person-to-person transmission not documented.

Associated syndromes

  • Pneumonia (Legionnaires disease)

  • Extrapulmonary infections rare, but include endocarditis