Culture proven Legionella pneumophila pneumonia in a HIV-infected patient:: Case report and review

被引：9

作者：

Franzin, L ^{[1
]}

Dal Conte, I ^{[1
]}

Cabodi, D ^{[1
]}

Sinicco, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Turin, Infect Dis Unit, I-10149 Turin, Italy

来源：

JOURNAL OF INFECTION | 2002年 / 45卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1053/jinf.2002.1030

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

We report the first culture proven case of Legionella pneumonia in a HIV-positive patient in Italy. The laboratory diagnosis was obtained by isolation of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, serology, urinary antigen detection and PCR. Culture first allowed diagnosis of the infection, that probably would have been unrecognized. Since Legionellosis in HIV-positive patients with respiratory symptoms is rare and difficult to confirm, we strongly suggest that all available laboratory tests, and particularly culture, should be performed. A review of literature on culture proven cases is also provided. (C) 2002 The British Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：199 / 201

页数：3

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