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Severe pneumonia is associated with high mortality rates, and appropriate severity assessment plays a main role in timely admission to the hospital, including intensive care unit. There are several scores for risk (poor outcome) assessment in …

Objective. To determine characteristics of community-acquired Legionella pneumonia depending on severity of the disease, identify adverse reactions of long-term antimicrobial regimens, and calculate equation of prognosis of Legionella pneumonia severity upon hospital admission. Materials and Methods. A total of 61 patients with Legionella pneumonia were included and divided into 3 groups depending on the disease severity: Group 1 – 15 patients with non-severe pneumonia without systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), Group 2 – 32 patients with severe pneumonia and SIRS, Group 3 – 14 patients with very severe pneumonia.