CASE+1

These bacteria were isolated in patient sputum samples then gram stained. ||  ||
 * Symptoms || Several patients from the same work building in downtown Pittsburgh present with fever, chills, and a cough. A 35 year old executive woman also has muscle aches, headache, tiredness, loss of appetite, loss of coordination (ataxia), and occasionally diarrhea and vomiting. All patients report eating lunch around the indoor fountain on their floor. ||  ||
 * Laboratory Tests || X-ray shows areas of edema in the lungs and bi-basal consolidation. Blood work shows derangement of liver function and kidney function inhibition. ||  ||
 * Suspected Disease Diagnosis || Pneumonia ||  ||
 * Metabolic Type || aerobic ||  ||
 * Isolation Gram Stain || [[image:LegionellaPneumophila_Gram.jpg width="560" height="379"]]