Hospital-acquired pneumonia and bacteremia caused by legionella pneumophila in an immunocompromised patient

Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-137

  Lai, C C ^a   Tan, C K ^b   Chou, C H ^c   Hsu, H L ^c   Huang, Y T ^c   Liao, C H ^d   Hsueh, P R ^c  

^a CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LUNG INFILTRATE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPUTUM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STEROIDS; TAIWAN;

EID: 77953230970     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-009-9253-1     Document Type: Article

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