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Emerg Infect Dis
; 21(8): 1426-8, 2015 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26197048
ABSTRACT
We report a rare case of cutaneous Legionella longbeachae infection in a patient receiving long-term corticosteroids for immune thrombocytopenia. Such infections cannot be identified by using Legionella urinary antigen testing but are commonly seen after exposure to commercial potting compost, particularly in immunocompromised patients.