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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
6
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1987-1-22
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pubmed:abstractText |
Legionella micdadei has been implicated as a cause of nosocomial pneumonia. There are no reports of L. micdadei pneumonia diagnosed by acid-fast stain of expectorated sputum. We report a case of L. micdadei pneumonia in which expectorated sputum harbored acid-fast bacteria that reacted specifically with fluorescent antiserum to L. micdadei, confirmed by culture. In a patient at risk for nosocomial infection, the differential diagnosis of a positive sputum stain for acid-fast bacilli should include L. micdadei in addition to mycobacteria. Therapy for L. micdadei infection should be considered pending confirmation of the diagnosis.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Dec
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pubmed:issn |
0095-1137
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
24
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
1102-3
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-18
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:2430995-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:2430995-Cross Infection,
pubmed-meshheading:2430995-Diagnosis, Differential,
pubmed-meshheading:2430995-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:2430995-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:2430995-Immune Tolerance,
pubmed-meshheading:2430995-Legionella,
pubmed-meshheading:2430995-Legionellosis,
pubmed-meshheading:2430995-Pneumonia,
pubmed-meshheading:2430995-Sputum,
pubmed-meshheading:2430995-Staining and Labeling
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pubmed:year |
1986
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Acid-fast bacilli in sputum: a case of Legionella micdadei pneumonia.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports
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