Leginonnaire disease cause?: (A) Respiratory disease, (B) U.T.I, (C) Retroperitoneal fibrosis, (D) Acute gastroenteritis
Answer is A. Legionellosis ( Atypical pneumonia) Fever, muscle pain, headache Bacterium found in AC fresh water Spread by breathing Diagnosis By urinary Antigen test & Sputum culture Treatment - Fluroquinolones, Azithromycin or doxycycline Culture for legionella - BCYE (Buffered charchol yeast Extract with Fe & Cysteine)