Severe bilateral pleuropneumonia caused by Legionella sainthelensi: a case report

Severe bilateral pleuropneumonia caused by Legionella sainthelensi: a case report

Abstract Background Legionella spp. are ubiquitous freshwater bacteria responsible for rare but potentially severe cases of Legionnaires’ disease (LD). Legionella sainthelensi is a non-pneumophila Legionella species that was first isolated in 1980 from water near Mt. St-Helens (USA). Although rare c...

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Main Authors: Laure Kamus, Bénédicte Roquebert, Jérôme Allyn, Nicolas Allou, Dorothée Valance, Charles Simon, Marie-Christine Jaffar-Bandjee, Ghislaine Descours, Sophie Jarraud, Guillaume Miltgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
bilateral pleuropneumonia
Legionella sainthelensi
Legionnaires’ disease
PCR syndromic testing
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06651-1

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