Legionnaires Disease (LD) is a common cause of community acquired pneumonia (CAP).
LD diagnosis is challenging due to a lack of distinctive features at presentation
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Publication history
Published online: September 24, 2018
Accepted:
September 11,
2018
Received in revised form:
September 4,
2018
Received:
August 22,
2018
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