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8864447

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-3
pubmed:abstractText
We reviewed 10 cases of culture proven legionellosis that occurred at a marrow transplant center (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA) over a 6-year period ending in 1993. Infections were caused by four species of Legionella with no apparent clustering of cases. Detection of Legionella using direct fluorescent antibody assays proved unreliable due to the high proportion of rare Legionella species isolated. The clinical presentation, course and outcome of patients varied and did not correlate with underlying disease, type of transplant, transplant day or engraftment status. However, five of the seven patients infected with non-pneumophila species recovered from their pneumonia compared to none of the three patients infected with L. pneumophila. Persistent or relapsed infection after 3 weeks of appropriate therapy was documented in one case suggesting that prolonged antibiotic treatment is indicated in these patients.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0268-3369
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
361-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Legionellosis in a bone marrow transplant center.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98122, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.