TABLE 2

Indications for Legionella testing

Atypical symptoms including but not limited to altered mentation, pleuritic chest pain, and diarrhea
Admission to intensive care unit
High-risk patient features including immunosuppression, chronic lung disease, history of smoking, and age older than 50
Hypoxemia and increasing oxygen requirements
Recent travel (ie, within 2 weeks of initial presentation)
Concern for community or nosocomial pneumonia outbreak