LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

  • Neringa Vagulienė
  • Jolita Vėbrienė
Keywords: Legionnaires' disease, etiopathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis, treatment

Abstract

Lithuania is one of the countries, where Legionella infection is not common, but the number of new cases of the disease is  increasing during the last years because of travelling to foreign countries. The diagnostic possiblities and treatment of pneumonia caused by Legionella is disscused in this article.

Author Biographies

Neringa Vagulienė

Department of Pulmonology and Immunology, Kaunas University of Medicine

Jolita Vėbrienė

Department of Pulmonology and Immunology, Kaunas University of Medicine

How to Cite
1.
Vagulienė N, Vėbrienė J. LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT [Internet]. PIA 2008 May;3(1):20-22.[cited 2024 Nov. 22 ] Available from: http://pia.pulmoalerg.lt/index.php/PIA/article/view/507