Septic arthritis caused by Legionella dumoffii in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus-like disease

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 746-749

  Flendrie, M ^a   Jeurissen, M ^a   Franssen, M ^a   Kwa, D ^a,b   Klaassen, C ^b   Vos, F ^c  

^a Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen ^*  (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; RIBOSOME RNA; RIFAMPICIN; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; JOINT ASPIRATION; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA DUMOFFII; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLOSIS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

FLUORIBACTER DUMOFFII; LEGIONELLA;

EID: 79951486630     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00606-10     Document Type: Article

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