Tx #legionella levofloxacin or azithromycin. #longbeachae is often resistant to teteracycline
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R.f #legionella #longbeachae eating or drinking after gardening without hand hygiene, hanging flower pots that drip water, facial contact with compost and potting soils
-other classic r.f. COPD, smoker, old age, immunocompromised state
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#Legionella pneumophila transmitted via water sources but
L #longbeachae via soil particularly gardening soil, compost, potting soils; warning labels are included on commercial potting soil in some endemic regions.
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clinical manifestations & treatment of #legionella #longbeachae do not differ from that of L. pneumophila
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#Legionella #longbeachae far less common species in US despite its discovery in Long Beach, California (<5% of legionellosis). L #longbeachae is endemic in Australia & New Zealand. urine Ag neg. For rapid dx: do PCR on BAL if available
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