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[A case of Legionella pneumonia with myelodysplastic syndrome].

Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai zasshi, 1992
A 40-year-old man was admitted with high fever and cough. Pneumonic shadows of the left middle and lower lung fields increased rapidly, and his blood gases worsened. Initial treatment with cefmenoxime, piperacillin, and minocycline was ineffective. Administration of rifampicin was started for suspected legionella pneumonia, but it did not control the ...
Tsuboi, Eiyasu, Narui, Koji, Nakatani, Tatsuo, Nakamori, Yoshitaka, Nakata, Koichiro, Muto, Yoshikazu, Sugi, Hiroko   +6 more
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Severe Legionella pneumophila pneumonia identified by targeted next-generation sequencing after nondiagnostic conventional testing: A case report

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Background: Severe community-acquired pneumonia may remain etiologically unresolved when conventional microbiological investigations are negative, delayed, or not readily available.
Nan-Nan Li, Xian-Gang Mo, Zhe Liao, Ai-Jing Li, Liang Mao, Jun Li, Bin Li, Yao Yin, Qi Yao   +8 more
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Toolkit for controlling Legionella in common sources of exposure (Legionella control toolkit) : information on controlling legionella in commonly implicated sources of legionnaires\u2019 disease outbreaks. Version 1.1 [PDF]

Control-Toolkit-All-Modules.pdfGlossary -- Controlling Legionella in Potable Water Systems -- Controlling Legionella in Cooling Towers -- Controlling Legionella in Hot Tubs -- Controlling Legionella in Decorative Fountains -- Controlling Legionella in ...

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Acquired Fanconi Syndrome in the Setting of Legionella Pneumonia

INTRODUCTION: Legionella pneumonia, caused by Legionella pneumophila, is a well-known cause of community-acquired pneumonia. The respiratory manifestations of Legionella infections are well documented; however, extra-pulmonary complications are less ...
Salik, Ahmed
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Isolation of Legionella rubrilucens from a pneumonia patient co-infected with Legionella pneumophila

, 2010
We report what we believe to be the first clinical isolation of Legionella rubrilucens from a pneumonia patient co-infected with Legionella pneumophila. L.
Shin-ichiro Fujii, Junko Amemura-Maekawa, Shiroiwa, Reiko, Fujii, Shin-ichiro, Yamauchi, Kohei, Amemura-Maekawa, Junko, Kohei Yamauchi, Mikio Matsui, Matsui, Mikio, Kura, Fumiaki, Bin Chang, Fumiaki Kura, Rieko Shiroiwa, Chang, Bin   +13 more
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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing reveals co-infection with Legionella pneumophila and Fusobacterium necrophorum in a patient with severe pneumonia: a case report

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Background Legionella pneumonia is one of the most severe types of atypical pneumonia, impairing multiple organ systems, posing a threat to life. Diagnosing Legionella pneumonia is challenging due to difficulties in culturing the bacteria and limitations
Yunqi Pan, Yi Xing, Yanan Lai, Huixing Dong, Huiming Sheng, Weihong Xu   +5 more
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Legionella bozemanii , an Elusive Agent of Fatal Cavitary Pneumonia [PDF]

, 2018
: A 67-year-old patient died of Legionella bozemanii pneumonia with negative urinary antigen and negative serology. Cystic lesions in pneumonia of unknown origin should lead to the differential diagnosis of L.
Widmer, A., Bassetti, S., Dirnhofer, S., Hohl, P., Marsch, S., Frei, R.   +5 more
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Prevalence, distribution, and diagnostic testing for Legionella, and growth curves and immune responses of clinical isolates of Legionella: a scoping review and an in-vitro study

Background: Legionella spp. is an underrecognized etiology of pneumonia, capable of causing severe disease and occurring more frequently in people living with HIV and over the age of 45.
Ha, Ryan
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Legionella Sainthelensi Serogroup 2 Isolated From Patients With Pneumonia

, 1990
Three Legionella-like organisms isolated from patients with pneumonia are shown to belong to the species Legionella sainthelensi by DNA hybridization studies and to a new serogroup, serogroup 2, by serological studies (ATCC 49322). L.
Fang, F. C., Thacker, W. L., Kanter, B., Brenner, D. J., Benson, R. F., Mayberry, W. R.   +5 more
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Occurrence of Legionella Pneumophila in Hot Potable Water in Latvia

Legionellosis became actual in 60-80s of the 20th century. Legionellosis is caused by Legionella pneumophila and related bacteria. Clinical manifestations of the disease may vary from mild fever (Pontiacs fever) to potentially lethal pneumonia ...
Makarova, Svetlana, Bērziņš, Aivars, Krūmiņa, Angelika, Valciņa, Olga, Pūle, Daina   +4 more
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