Lethal Legionella infection in an immunocompromised child: first reported case in the Middle East

Legionnaires disease continues to be underreported in the Middle East — a reflection of underdiagnosis, both clinically and by laboratory investigations. We draw the attention to this unusual cause of occasionally fatal, yet severe, pneumonia by reporting an immunocompromised infant who succumbed to...

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Main Authors: Sami A. Taha, Tareq M. Al-Ayed, Sami A. Al-Haider, Husn H. Frayha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2012-07-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2012.430