Diagnosis and Treatment of Water-Contaminated Severe Legionella Pneumonia with Digestive Symptoms as the First Symptom: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. [PDF]
Infect Drug Resist, 2023 Fang-fang Fan, Xiao Yu, Zi-wei Shuai, Xiao-yun Hu, Min Pang, Yi-wei Shi NHC Key Laboratory of Pneumoconiosis, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, People’s Republic of ...
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A case of Legionella pneumonia after robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy [PDF]
IJU Case ReportsIntroduction Postoperative Legionella pneumonia is very rare. Case presentation A 71‐year‐old male patient with prostate cancer (cT2bN0M0) underwent a robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy.
Takuhisa Nukaya +8 more
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A Fatal Case of Legionella bozemanii Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Patient
Case Reports in PulmonologyLegionella bozemanii pneumonia is a rare form of Legionnaires’ disease caused by the bacterium Legionella bozemanii. It is well known to cause pneumonia in immunocompromised patients and has rarely been reported in immunocompetent hosts.
Atif Saleem Siddiqui
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Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal, 2019 Background: Pneumonia is one of the major causes of morbidity, mortality, and hospitalization. It is developed by a variety of organisms including Streptococcus pneumoniae and Legionella spp.
Tina Rabooki +4 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Legionella pneumophila can cause pneumonia, leading to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Because of its harsh growth requirements, limited detection methods, and non-specific clinical manifestations, diagnosing Legionella pneumonia ...
Ruiming Yue +11 more
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Non‐pneumophila Legionella species pneumonia with orange‐coloured sputum
Respirology Case Reports, 2021 We herein report an immunocompromised patient familiar with gardening admitted to our hospital suffering from severe pneumonia caused by Legionella longbeachae.
Maki Asami‐Noyama +13 more
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Legionella pneumophila pathogenesis : establishment of a new insect infection model and characterisation of the effector protein LtpD [PDF]
, 2013 Legionella pneumophila is the causative agent of Legionnaires’ disease, severe pneumonia acquired from inhalation of contaminated water droplets. In the lung, L.
Harding, Clare R.
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Genetic characterization of Legionella pneumophila isolated from a common watershed in comunidad Valenciana, Spain [PDF]
, 2013 Legionella pneumophila infects humans to produce legionellosis and Pontiac fever only from environmental sources. In order to establish control measures and study the sources of outbreaks it is essential to know extent and distribution of strain variants
Vicente Catalán +19 more
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Septic Arthritis Caused by Legionella dumoffii in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Like Disease [PDF]
, 2011 We describe a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-like disease on immunosuppressive treatment who developed septic arthritis of the knee involving Legionella dumoffii. Cultures initially remained negative. A broad-range 16S PCR using synovial
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Legionella pneumonia as a cause of atypical pneumonia in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka [PDF]
, 2021 Atypical pneumonia which contributes to an important proportion of community acquired pneumonia and Legionella pneumophila is a noteworthy pathogen worldwide.
Athukorala, D. +8 more
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