Legionella pneumophila community acquired pneumonia (CAP) presenting with myoclonus

Journal of Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 505-507

  Cunha, Burke A ^a,b   Syed, Uzma ^a,b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LETHARGY; LETTER; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; LUNG INFILTRATE; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MYOCLONUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIC; TREMOR;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCLONUS;

EID: 78649632089     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.09.022     Document Type: Letter

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