RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Prevalence Of Legionella In Pharyngeal Secretions Of Patients With Pharyngitis JF The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice JO J Am Board Fam Med FD American Board of Family Medicine SP 24 OP 28 DO 10.3122/jabfm.1.1.24 VO 1 IS 1 A1 Dennis J. Baumgardner A1 Diana K. Johnson A1 Joseph E. Ross YR 1988 UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/1/1/24.abstract AB A serological investigation has suggested that Legionella pneumophila may be associated with sore throat in adults. In a study of 177 adults and children with acute pharyngitis, Legionella species were not isolated from pharyngeal cultures, which utilized selective and nonselective buffered charcoal-yeast extract media. Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci were isolated from 14 percent of the 177 symptomatic patients. Throat cultures from 88 asymptomatic control subjects were negative for Legionella and beta-hemolytic streptococci. Further studies are needed to determine if Legionella species are associated with acute pharyngitis.