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)