现在认识到Legionella pneumophilia 也是引起细菌性肺炎的一种原因。此病的临床表现为急性发烧性呼吸道疾病,开始时症状轻微,但很快发展为严重肺炎。病人常在有垂危疾病的情况下感染Legionella pneumophilia,其典型症状包括有3—5日的不适、肌痛、干咳、伴有腹痛腹泻,甚至有精神错乱和记忆丧失。化验检查发现有低血钠,低自蛋白血症,和轻度尿毒症改变。微生物的培养困难。应用间接萤光素抗体滴定血清学的诊断,常需数周才能确定。因此,常在具有典型临床 It is now recognized that Legionella pneumophilia is also a cause of bacterial pneumonia. The clinical manifestation of this disease is an acute respiratory illness that begins with mild symptoms but develops quickly to severe pneumonia. Patients often have Legionella pneumophilia infected with a dying condition. Typical symptoms include 3-5 days of discomfort, myalgia, dry cough, abdominal pain and diarrhea, and even delirium and memory loss. Laboratory tests revealed hyponatremia, hypoalbuminemia, and mild uremic changes. Microbial cultivation difficult. Indirect fluorescein titration serological diagnosis, often take a few weeks to determine. Therefore, often in a typical clinical