Berman J, Loon G, Rubinstein E
Isr J Med Sci. 1979 Mar;15(3):227-30.
The fist case of legionnaires' disease in Israel is described. In a previously healthy woman, the disease was manifested by a rapidly progressive pneumonia, which was unresponsive to conventional therapy. The diagnosis was confirmed by positive serologic tests and the demonstration of the responsbile microorganism in the patient's lung tissue. Legionnaires' disease should now be suspected in patients with unexplained severe pneumonia, even in countries in which this disease has not been previously recognized.
本文描述了以色列首例军团病病例。一名既往健康的女性，该病表现为迅速进展的肺炎，对常规治疗无反应。血清学检测呈阳性以及在患者肺组织中发现致病微生物，证实了诊断。即使在以前未发现过这种疾病的国家，对于患有不明原因严重肺炎的患者，现在也应怀疑为军团病。
