[A patient with Legionella pneumonia diagnosed early by the PCR method].
Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi
; 32(6): 591-5, 1994 Jun.
Article
en Ja
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8089949
ABSTRACT
A 72-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of acute respiratory failure. Initially he had been diagnosed as having pneumonia in the lower left lung field and treated with cephem antibiotics by a local physician. Chest X-ray photograph revealed wide-spread infiltrates throughout both lungs, and chest CT scan revealed pleural effusions. The partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood was 45.8 Torr. In the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) specimen, legionella DNA was detected by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. Thus, we were able to diagnose Legionella pneumonia immediately, and to treat the patient successfully.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neumonía
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Enfermedad de los Legionarios
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Ja
Revista:
Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi
Año:
1994
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón