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Persistent Legionella Infection in a Patient after Bone Marrow Transplantation

U. SiepmannE. MayerC. SchindelT. FischerShan-rui HanMarkus MaeurerAndrew J. Ullmann

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MaleMicrobiology (medical)medicine.medical_specialtyPathologyLegionellaLegionella PneumoniaLung abscessCase ReportsLegionella pneumophilaLegionella pneumophilamedicineHumansLung AbscessAbscessBone Marrow Transplantationbiologybusiness.industryMiddle Agedbacterial infections and mycosesmedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationrespiratory tract diseasesSurgeryPneumoniamedicine.anatomical_structurebacteriaLegionnaires' diseaseBone marrowLegionnaires' Diseasebusiness

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ABSTRACT We report on a patient who developed Legionella pneumonia after bone marrow transplantation. Despite appropriate antibiotic treatment, disease progressed. The patient developed a lung abscess from which Legionella and Prevotella were isolated. Cure was achieved by surgical resection. The resected material was sterile, but 16S ribosomal DNA analysis revealed Legionella DNA.

https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.38.11.4294-4295.2000