Legionella Risk Model Guides Appropriate Testing

This study may overestimate Legionella cases by including only patients that underwent Legionella testing. Furthermore, the practicality of this model is limited by requiring clinicians to know about recent Legionella outbreaks at their institution. The author’s Legionella risk calculator can be accessed at https://riskcalc.org/Legionella. Bottom line: A logistic regression model-based risk calculator likely outperforms clinical gestalt and IDSA/ATS guidelines in predicting Legionella infection; though an appropriate threshold for testing remains undetermined and the practicality of this model is limited by requiring clinicians to know about recent Legionella outbreaks at their institution. Citation: Rothberg MB, et al. A risk model to identify Legionella among patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia: A retrospective cohort study. J Hosp Med. 2022;17(8):624-32. Dr. Crane is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va. The post Legionella Risk Model Guides Appropriate Testing appeared first on The Hospitalist.
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