The association of underlying chronic liver disease as a more common risk factor for the non-Legionella group with the higher incidence of abnormal hepatic tests in these patients seems to be evident. The finding of severe hypoxemia in almost 50 percent of the patients in both groups is in agreement with respiratory failure as being the usual cause of death in both Legionella and non-Legionella pneumonia patients.
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