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All That Coughs Is Not COVID.
Nisha M Patel1, Matthew Shaines2, Priya Nori3
1Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA.
Legionnaires' disease, a bacterial pneumonia, can mimic COVID-19 symptoms. Early diagnosis is crucial as Legionella pneumophila and SARS-CoV-2 present similarly, often requiring specific testing for accurate identification.
Area of Science:
- Infectious Diseases
- Public Health
- Respiratory Medicine
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has been a major global health concern since 2020.
- Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, is an under-recognized cause of community-acquired pneumonia.
- Pneumonia symptoms from SARS-CoV-2 and Legionella can be clinically indistinguishable without diagnostic testing.
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