Pneumonia patient most likely has a Legionella infection

Pneumonia patient most likely has a Legionella infection
Pneumonia patient most likely has a Legionella infection

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was recently admitted to the hospital with pneumonia in both lungs.

Given the recent outbreak of Legionella where I live, I was concerned whether I might’ve had this instead. They did do some tests in the hospital to try to find out. -- R.C.

ANSWER: I looked at the labs you sent me, and several of them are consistent with Legionella. You had a very high C-reactive protein level, a …