Legionella antibiotic susceptibility testing: is it time for international standardization and evidence-based guidance?

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Legionella pneumophila, a Gram-negative bacillus, is the causative agent of Legionnaire's disease, a form of severe community-acquired pneumonia. Infection can have high morbidity, with a high proportion of patients requiring ICU admission, and up to 10% mortality, which is exacerbated by the lack of efficacy of typical empirical antibiotic therapy against Legionella spp. The fastidious nature of the entire...

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