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Pontiac fever

Pontiac fever

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Is a type of:

Bacterial infections • Legionellosis

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Rare

Symptoms

Abdominal pain
Nausea
Vomiting
Fever
Headache
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Pontiac fever
Clarithromycin
Levofloxacin
Minocycline
Tetracycline
Doxycycline
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Tests

Sputum gram stain and culture
Legionella igg antibody
Legionella urinary antigen
Legionella igm antibody
Legionella culture
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Risk factors

Personal

Taking corticosteroid medication

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