Legionella feeleii Serotype 2 Pneumonia in a Man with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: a Challenging Diagnosis

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作者
Siegel, Marc O. [1 ]
Fedorko, Daniel P. [2 ]
Drake, Steven K. [2 ]
Calhoun, Leslie B. [2 ]
Holland, Steven M. [3 ]
机构
[1] George Washington Univ, Med Ctr, Div Infect Dis, Washington, DC 20037 USA
[2] NIH, Dept Lab Med, Mark O Hatfield Clin Res Ctr, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
[3] NIAID, Lab Clin Infect Dis, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
关键词
DESORPTION IONIZATION-TIME; FLIGHT MASS-SPECTROMETRY; RAPID IDENTIFICATION; MIP GENE; PNEUMOPHILA; CHYLOTHORAX; INFECTION; CULTURE; PCR; BACTERIA;
D O I
10.1128/JCM.00176-10
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Legionella feeleii has rarely been reported as causing pneumonia in patients with hematologic malignancies. We present a case of Legionella feeleii serotype 2 pneumonia with empyema in a man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and describe the methods of identifying this organism using both standard methods and newer diagnostic techniques.
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页码:2294 / 2297
页数:4
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