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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
Moxifloxacin
4.5
4 reviews
Tetracycline
4
3 reviews
Doxycycline
3.5
8 reviews
Levofloxacin
3.5
2 reviews
Ciprofloxacin
3.5
2 reviews
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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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