Hospital-acquired pneumonia and bacteremia caused by Legionella pneumophila in an immunocompromised patient.

Lai, C-C; Tan, C-K; Chou, C-H; Hsu, H-L; Huang, Y-T; Liao, C-H; Hsueh, P-R

Lai, C-C; Tan, C-K; Chou, C-H; Hsu, H-L; Huang, Y-T; Liao, C-H; Hsueh, P-R.

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Lai CC; Dept. of Internal Medicine, Cardinal-Tien Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

Infection ; 38(2): 135-7, 2010 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20349106

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Bacteremia/diagnosis; Bacteremia/microbiology; Cross Infection/microbiology; Legionella pneumophila/isolation & purification; Legionnaires' Disease/complications; Legionnaires' Disease/diagnosis; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Bacteremia/drug therapy; Ceftazidime/therapeutic use; Ciprofloxacin/therapeutic use; Clindamycin/therapeutic use; Cross Infection/drug therapy; Female; Hospitals; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Immunosuppressive Agents/adverse effects; Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use; Legionella pneumophila/genetics; Legionnaires' Disease/drug therapy; Legionnaires' Disease/microbiology; Middle Aged; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic/complications; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic/drug therapy; RNA, Bacterial/genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Steroids/adverse effects; Steroids/therapeutic use; Taiwan

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Legionnaires' Disease / Cross Infection / Legionella pneumophila / Bacteremia Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Infection Year: 2010 Type: Article Affiliation country: Taiwan

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