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. 2019 Jun 4;6(7):ofz268.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz268. eCollection 2019 Jul.

Validation of a Prediction Rule for Legionella Pneumonia in Emergency Department Patients

Rebekka Bolliger  1   2 , Olivia Neeser  1   2 , Meret Merker  1   2 , Tanja Vukajlovic  2 , Laetitia Felder  2 , Rico Fiumefreddo  1 , Sebastian Haubitz  1   3 , Daniel Koch  1 , Angelika Hammerer-Lercher  4 , Cornelia Ottiger  4 , Christoph A Fux  1   3 , Beat Mueller  1   2 , Philipp Schuetz  1   2
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Validation of a Prediction Rule for Legionella Pneumonia in Emergency Department Patients

Rebekka Bolliger et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We validated a clinical prediction rule for Legionella based on clinical parameters (dry cough, fever) and laboratory findings (C-reactive protein, lactate dehydrogenase, sodium, platelet counts) in 713 consecutive patients with community-acquired pneumonia. The Legionella Score performed well in estimating the likelihood for Legionella infection and thus may help to direct diagnostic and therapeutic decisions.

Keywords: Legionella; Legionella Score; community-acquired pneumonia.

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Figure 1.
Sensitivity compared with specificity of the Legionella Score at each scoring cut-point. Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.
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