Table 1: Characteristics, Symptoms, Vital Signs, and Time Course of Clinical Disease of 48 patients with confirmed Legionnaire's disease.
Variable |
Value |
Median Age --- Years (Range) |
55 (50-62) |
Male Sex --- no. (%) |
27 (56) |
Race-no. (%) Hispanic African American Caucasian |
24 (50) 23 (48) 1 (2) |
Health Care Associated Risk Factors-- no. (%) |
0 (0) |
Baseline Medical Risk Factors ------ no. (%) Lung Disease Renal Disease Diabetes Mellitus HIV Epilepsy Malignancy Transplant Corticosteroid use Active tobacco use History of illicit drug use Active Alcohol Use |
36 (75) 4 (8) 12 (25) 12 (25) 2 (4) 1 (2) 1 (2) 7 (15) 28 (58) 22 (46) 16 (33) |
Symptoms ------ no. (%) Fever Cough Diarrhea Respiratory Failure Altered Mental Status |
38 (79) 38 (79) 18 (38) 18 (38) 15 (31) |
Vital Signs on admission ------ Mean +/- SD Temperature (°C) Heart Rate (Pulse/Minute) Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) |
38.8 +/- 1.0 110 +/- 16 126 +/- 29 |
Sepsis [26] |
44/48 (92) |
Relative Bradycardia [9] --- no. / no. febrile patients (%) |
8/27 (30%) |
Median Interval from onset of Symptoms to Hospital Admission (n = 48) --- Days (Range) |
4 (3-7) |