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- * The focus is on a specific case involving an immunocompromised patient who had subcutaneous abscesses infected with Legionella pneumophila.
- * Uniquely, the Legionella bacteria in this case grew in an atypical medium, highlighting an unusual aspect of the infection.
Article Abstract
Cutaneous infections due to Legionella species have rarely been reported (L. J. Padrnos, J. E. Blair, S. Kusne, D. J. DiCaudo, and J. R. Mikhael, Transpl Infect Dis 16:307-314, 2014; P. W. Lowry, R. J. Blankenship, W. Gridley, N. J. Troup, and L. S. Tompkins, N Engl J Med 324:109-113, 1991; M. K. Waldor, B. Wilson, and M. Swartz, Clin Infect Dis 16:51-53, 1993). Here we report the identification of Legionella pneumophila isolates, from subcutaneous abscesses in an immunocompromised patient, that grew in an unusual medium for Legionella bacteria.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4609723 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01116-15 | DOI Listing |
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