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Inn Med (Heidelb)
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Klinik für Innere Medizin, Rheumatologie, Pneumologie, Nephrologie und Diabetologie, medius Klinik Kirchheim, Kirchheim unter Teck, Deutschland.
A 48-year-old male patient was admitted to hospital with Legionella pneumonia. He developed a splenic rupture 1 day after admission, which was surgically treated. Retrospectively, the splenomegaly could already be seen by sonography on admission.
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December 2024
Emergency Department, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Objectives: Detection and diagnosis of () pneumonia is often overlooked due to conventional methods limitations and similarity to other atypical community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Using mNGS, we aimed to distinguish psittacosis from legionellosis for early pneumonia diagnosis and better prognosis.
Methods: Thirty-seven patients diagnosed with atypical CAP were enrolled in this retrospective study, including 14 pneumonia and 23 () pneumonia.
Expanded geographic distribution for two sequence types of clinical concern.
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Division of Bacterial Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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Department of Pharmacy, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. Electronic address:
Omadacycline is a novel tetracycline antibiotic that has a strong in vitro antibacterial activity against atypical pathogen such as Legionella. It is approved for the treatment of adults with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia, including Legionella pneumonia. However, clinical data on the use of omadacycline in Legionella pneumonia is limited.
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Research and Development Unit, National Trauma Centre, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Legionella spp. is an underreported cause of Community Acquired pneumonia that affects significant population specially in urban areas and its prevalence is on an increasing trend. The routine practice of testing for urinary antigen of Legionella in all suspected cases of pneumonia is prevalent is resource rich western countries.
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