Documentation of Legionella pneumophila and Mycobacterium tuberculosis co-existence in a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Metaxa-Mariatou, V; Ikonomou, A; Tzortzi, A; Mihalatos, M; Vakalis, N; Nasioulas, G

Metaxa-Mariatou, V; Ikonomou, A; Tzortzi, A; Mihalatos, M; Vakalis, N; Nasioulas, G.

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Metaxa-Mariatou V; Molecular Biology Research Center, HYGEIA Antonis Papayiannis, Kifissias Ave. & 4 Erythrou Stavrou Str., 151 23 Maroussi, Athens, Greece.

In Vivo ; 17(4): 365-7, 2003.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12929592

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Legionella pneumophila/isolation & purification; Legionnaires' Disease/complications; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolation & purification; Respiratory Distress Syndrome/etiology; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/complications; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Antibiotics, Antitubercular/therapeutic use; DNA, Bacterial/analysis; Drug Therapy, Combination; Erythromycin/therapeutic use; Humans; Legionella pneumophila/genetics; Legionnaires' Disease/drug therapy; Legionnaires' Disease/pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genetics; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Respiratory Distress Syndrome/drug therapy; Respiratory Distress Syndrome/pathology; Rifampin/therapeutic use; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Treatment Outcome; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/drug therapy; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/pathology

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Legionnaires' Disease / Legionella pneumophila / Mycobacterium tuberculosis Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: In Vivo Journal subject: NEOPLASIAS Year: 2003 Type: Article Affiliation country: Greece

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