We retrospectively reviewed 64 cases of cancer with pulmonary legionellosis ( in 73%). Nearly all patients received -active antibiotics, yet 30-day mortality was 23%. Independent predictors of 30-day mortality were hyponatremia, bilateral lung involvement, and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score ≥5. Lung coinfections were common (31%) but did not significantly increase mortality.
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