Physicians’ degree of awareness regarding the risks, clinical practices, and management challenges of nosocomial legionnaires’ disease: A cross-sectional study from two Ethiopian hospitals

This study highlights physicians' limited awareness of the risks posed by hospital water systems in the transmission of Legionnaires' disease. Additionally, the diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease is impeded by the lack of clinical guidelines and specific diagnostic testing capabilities. These findings underscore the urgent need to revise hospital-acquired pneumonia protocols, strengthen infection prevention and control guidelines, and enhance hospital water management practices.