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- Title
Legionella longbeachae pneumonia: report of two cases.
- Authors
Lim, Irene; Sangster, Norma; Lanser, Janice A.; Reid, Donald P.; Lim, I; Sangster, N; Reid, D P; Lanser, J A
- Abstract
Legionella longbeachae serogroup 1 was isolated from the respiratory secretions of two patients with community-acquired pneumonia. One patient had a mild infection without evidence of the involvement of other organs and recovered, in spite of inappropriate antibiotic therapy. The other patient was severely-ill on presentation with multisystem failure and died soon after admission to hospital. The organisms were identified by the immunofluorescence technique and by quantitative DNA-hybridization studies. The sources of the infection in these patients are unknown as the organism has never been isolated from the SA environment.
- Publication
Medical Journal of Australia, 1989, Vol 150, Issue 10, p599
- ISSN
0025-729X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.5694/j.1326-5377.1989.tb136700.x